A61F 2009/00872
Cornea
Official title: {Cornea}
A61F2009/00872 (Cornea) appears on 1,710 US grants and 1,900 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,710
- Published applications
- 1,900
- Assignees
- 377
- Inventors
- 1,438
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 36 |
| 2002 | 33 | 78 |
| 2003 | 71 | 63 |
| 2004 | 39 | 67 |
| 2005 | 28 | 61 |
| 2006 | 46 | 46 |
| 2007 | 29 | 77 |
| 2008 | 21 | 89 |
| 2009 | 20 | 80 |
| 2010 | 39 | 73 |
| 2011 | 49 | 88 |
| 2012 | 43 | 62 |
| 2013 | 87 | 74 |
| 2014 | 55 | 84 |
| 2015 | 54 | 80 |
| 2016 | 69 | 93 |
| 2017 | 60 | 79 |
| 2018 | 53 | 82 |
| 2019 | 94 | 94 |
| 2020 | 94 | 96 |
| 2021 | 82 | 92 |
| 2022 | 55 | 81 |
| 2023 | 65 | 64 |
| 2024 | 78 | 75 |
| 2025 | 71 | 54 |
| 2026 | 43 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Corneal implant systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,813 B2Allotex, Inc.
- System and method for measuring and correcting astigmatism using laser generated corneal incisions29 Sep 2026US 12,745,904 B2Lensar, Inc.
- Corneal lenticular formation using a femtosecond laser for hyperopia and mixed astigmatism correction29 Sep 2026US 12,746,155 B2AMO Development, LLC
- System and method for measuring tilt in the crystalline lens for laser phaco fragmentation22 Sep 2026US 12,740,704 B2Lensar, Inc.
- Corneal topography measurements and fiducial mark incisions in laser surgical procedures15 Sep 2026US 12,734,069 B2AMO Development, LLC
- Patient interface imaging system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294687 A1Alcon Inc.
- Implantable Ocular Device And Method of Corneal Treatment17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272709 A1
- Corneal topography measurements and fiducial mark incisions in laser surgical procedures10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263276 A1AMO Development, LLC
- Authentication Systems and Methods for An Excimer Laser System20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240623 A1Elios Vision, Inc.
- Equipment and methods for refractive surgery, particularly for keratoplasty6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224403 A1Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for precision laser surgery784US 5,098,426 APhoenix Laser Systems, Inc. · 1992
- Method for collagen treatment596US 4,976,709 A1990
- Method for ophthalmological surgery473US 4,665,913 ALri L.P. · 1987
- Method for reshaping the eye415US 4,907,586 AIntelligent Surgical Lasers · 1990
- Apparatus for ophthalmological surgery407US 4,718,418 ALri L.P. · 1988