A61F 9/00
Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes
Official title: Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand (caps with means for protecting the eyes A42B1/0181; visors for helmets A42B3/22; eye baths A61H35/02; sunglasses or goggles having the same features as spectacles G02C)
A61F9/00 (Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes) appears on 12,959 US grants and 14,854 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 12,959
- Published applications
- 14,854
- Assignees
- 3,403
- Inventors
- 15,280
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55 | 0 |
| 1977 | 50 | 0 |
| 1978 | 52 | 0 |
| 1979 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980 | 38 | 0 |
| 1981 | 47 | 0 |
| 1982 | 40 | 0 |
| 1983 | 39 | 0 |
| 1984 | 57 | 0 |
| 1985 | 86 | 0 |
| 1986 | 76 | 0 |
| 1987 | 128 | 0 |
| 1988 | 101 | 0 |
| 1989 | 135 | 0 |
| 1990 | 128 | 0 |
| 1991 | 133 | 0 |
| 1992 | 146 | 0 |
| 1993 | 139 | 0 |
| 1994 | 192 | 0 |
| 1995 | 160 | 0 |
| 1996 | 167 | 0 |
| 1997 | 223 | 0 |
| 1998 | 241 | 0 |
| 1999 | 245 | 0 |
| 2000 | 284 | 0 |
| 2001 | 264 | 81 |
| 2002 | 183 | 289 |
| 2003 | 271 | 298 |
| 2004 | 194 | 394 |
| 2005 | 145 | 407 |
| 2006 | 198 | 438 |
| 2007 | 165 | 444 |
| 2008 | 129 | 492 |
| 2009 | 135 | 430 |
| 2010 | 242 | 467 |
| 2011 | 274 | 519 |
| 2012 | 309 | 510 |
| 2013 | 420 | 657 |
| 2014 | 434 | 751 |
| 2015 | 482 | 731 |
| 2016 | 502 | 729 |
| 2017 | 521 | 747 |
| 2018 | 510 | 790 |
| 2019 | 731 | 787 |
| 2020 | 633 | 760 |
| 2021 | 625 | 820 |
| 2022 | 490 | 775 |
| 2023 | 553 | 747 |
| 2024 | 570 | 714 |
| 2025 | 599 | 630 |
| 2026 | 377 | 447 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 9/007Methods or devices for eye surgery8,217
- A61F 9/0008Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein2,522
- A61F 9/02Goggles1,522
- A61F 9/04Eye-masks1,149
- A61F 9/08Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another404
- A61F 2009/0035Devices for immobilising a patient's head with respect to the instrumentIndexing code138
- A61F 9/0061Devices for putting-in contact lenses122
Recent patents
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- Eye dropper targeting device and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,860 B2Verily Health Inc.
- Grasping structures for membrane removal6 Oct 2026US 12,751,861 B2Alcon Inc.
- Ophthalmic injection robot and system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306295 A1Alcon Inc.
- Degradable elastomeric matrices, compositions comprising them, methods of preparing them and uses thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306296 A1AbleTx Ltd.
- Implantable electromagnetic pumps8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306297 A1Verily Health Inc.
- Surgical treatment for glaucoma8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306298 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Membrane removal device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306299 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated surgical system and apparatus2,024US 5,368,015 A1994
- Surgical system providing automatic reconfiguration1,782US 5,997,528 ABausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 1999
- System and method for identifying and controlling ophthalmic surgical devices and components1,646US 7,568,619 B2Alcon Inc. · 2009
- Endoscopic ultrasonic rotary electro-cauterizing aspirator1,612US 5,176,677 ASonokinetics Group · 1993
- Surgical handpiece1,523US 5,873,885 AStorz Instrument Company · 1999