A61F 2009/0035
Devices for immobilising a patient's head with respect to the instrument
Official title: {Devices for immobilising a patient's head with respect to the instrument}
A61F2009/0035 (Devices for immobilising a patient's head with respect to the instrument) appears on 138 US grants and 98 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for securing a patient suitable for eye surgery4 Aug 2026US 12,697,248 B2Acusurgical
- Automatic patient positioning within a laser eye surgery system30 Jun 2026US 12,667,490 B2AMO Development, LLC
- Bi-radial patient interface26 May 2026US 12,636,192 B2Alcon Inc.
- Ocular platforms and surgical tools17 Feb 2026US 12,551,370 B2Retbul Medical Ltd
- Surgical contact lens for ophthalmic procedures4 Nov 2025US 12,458,226 B2Alcon Inc.
- Bi-radial patient interface17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272714 A1Alcon Inc.
- Docking station for use in ophthalmic procedures30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215964 A1
- Smart fixation device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108145 A1Alcon Inc.
- Device for eye positioning and immobilization during ophthalmological surgery23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108236 A1Gabriel Morgado ServiçOs MéDicos, Lda
- Moisture Chamber Adapted For Use With Eyeglasses18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381065 A1Briter Eyez LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for precision laser surgery784US 5,098,426 APhoenix Laser Systems, Inc. · 1992
- Automatic surgical device and control assembly for cutting a cornea697US 7,166,117 B22007
- Automated laser workstation for high precision surgical and industrial interventions381US 6,099,522 AVISX, Incorporated · 2000
- Eyetracker and method of use237US 4,848,340 AIntelligent Surgical Lasers · 1989
- Eye tracking apparatus and method employing grayscale threshold values221US 5,481,622 ARensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 1996