A61F 2002/169
Surrounding optic
Official title: {Surrounding optic}
A61F2002/169 (Surrounding optic) appears on 244 US grants and 327 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 244
- Published applications
- 327
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 327
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 11 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 17 | 37 |
| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 | 37 |
| 2022 | 21 | 27 |
| 2023 | 24 | 22 |
| 2024 | 17 | 23 |
| 2025 | 14 | 17 |
| 2026 | 8 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Multi-part intraocular lens with locking mechanism24 Feb 2026US 12,558,213 B2Alcon Inc.
- Intraocular lens system24 Feb 2026US 12,558,214 B2Sharpview Ophthalmology Limited
- Ophthalmic device for drug delivery27 Jan 2026US 12,533,257 B2SpyGlass Pharma, Inc.
- Self-adjusting suspension systems for intraocular lenses8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306249 A1Ocumetics Technology Corp.
- Intraocular Lens Fixation Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306250 A1California LASIK & Eye, Inc.
- Intraocular lens scaffold device and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306251 A1
- Accommodative Intraocular Lens System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294620 A1Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited
- Accommodating intraocular lenses and associated assemblies and methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224351 A1Shifamed Holdings, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for implantation of deformable intraocular lenses415US 4,573,998 AStaar Surgical Company, Inc. · 1986
- Accommodating intraocular lens implant278US 6,013,101 AAcuity (Israel) Limited · 2000
- Surgical device for implantation of a deformable intraocular lens242US 4,702,244 AStaar Surgical Company, Inc. · 1987
- Intraocular lenses with fixated haptics192US 6,322,589 B12001
- Fixation member for an intraocular lens171US 5,152,789 AAllergan, Inc. · 1992