A61F 2009/00887
Cataract
Official title: {Cataract}
A61F2009/00887 (Cataract) appears on 549 US grants and 656 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 549
- Published applications
- 656
- Assignees
- 149
- Inventors
- 691
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 10 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 15 |
| 2011 | 2 | 21 |
| 2012 | 4 | 20 |
| 2013 | 20 | 31 |
| 2014 | 11 | 49 |
| 2015 | 19 | 53 |
| 2016 | 37 | 58 |
| 2017 | 42 | 46 |
| 2018 | 24 | 46 |
| 2019 | 62 | 61 |
| 2020 | 44 | 36 |
| 2021 | 34 | 40 |
| 2022 | 34 | 37 |
| 2023 | 45 | 29 |
| 2024 | 27 | 26 |
| 2025 | 27 | 16 |
| 2026 | 17 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for measuring and correcting astigmatism using laser generated corneal incisions29 Sep 2026US 12,745,904 B2Lensar, Inc.
- 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
- System and method for measuring tilt4 Aug 2026US 12,697,026 B2Lensar, Inc.
- Modular laser therapeutic device30 Jun 2026US 12,667,489 B2
- Optical treatment plan generation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294541 A1Alcon Inc.
- Patient interface imaging system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294687 A1Alcon Inc.
- Corneal topography measurements and fiducial mark incisions in laser surgical procedures10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263276 A1AMO Development, LLC
- Devices and methods for improved followability in laser-based ocular procedures10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263277 A1Alcon Inc.
- Robotic system for performing cataract surgery30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215969 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for phacoemulsifying cataractous-lens tissue within a protected environment556US 5,257,988 AL'Esperance Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1993
- Method for reshaping the eye415US 4,907,586 AIntelligent Surgical Lasers · 1990
- Ophthalmic surgical laser and method397US 5,984,916 A1999
- Automated laser workstation for high precision surgical and industrial interventions381US 6,099,522 AVISX, Incorporated · 2000
- Optical coherence tomography assisted surgical apparatus363US 6,004,314 ACarl Zeiss AG · 1999