A61F 9/0008
Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein
Official title: {Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein (putting in contact lenses A61F9/0061; introducing or retaining media in cavities of the body in general A61M31/00)}
A61F9/0008 (Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein) appears on 2,522 US grants and 3,751 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 2,522
- Published applications
- 3,751
- Assignees
- 1,004
- Inventors
- 4,383
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 6 |
| 2002 | 20 | 48 |
| 2003 | 35 | 62 |
| 2004 | 36 | 73 |
| 2005 | 18 | 102 |
| 2006 | 32 | 112 |
| 2007 | 31 | 98 |
| 2008 | 20 | 103 |
| 2009 | 30 | 100 |
| 2010 | 46 | 115 |
| 2011 | 55 | 102 |
| 2012 | 72 | 128 |
| 2013 | 68 | 154 |
| 2014 | 112 | 175 |
| 2015 | 111 | 167 |
| 2016 | 111 | 190 |
| 2017 | 121 | 220 |
| 2018 | 121 | 206 |
| 2019 | 185 | 190 |
| 2020 | 152 | 213 |
| 2021 | 149 | 236 |
| 2022 | 128 | 204 |
| 2023 | 126 | 209 |
| 2024 | 151 | 209 |
| 2025 | 153 | 192 |
| 2026 | 83 | 137 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Intracanalicular depot inserter device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,859 B2Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
- Eye dropper targeting device and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,860 B2Verily Health Inc.
- Fluid dispenser and method for manufacturing a fluid dispenser29 Sep 2026US 12,746,151 B2Aptar Radolfzell GmbH
- Injection device with both linear and rotary independent motor drives29 Sep 2026US 12,746,152 B2Tel HaShomer Medical research Infrastructure and Service Ltd
- Ocular implants and methods for delivering ocular implants into the eye29 Sep 2026US 12,746,153 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.
- Compositions, methods of treatment, and containers including compositions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306427 A1
- Controller for dry eye treatment systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294676 A1
- Liquid dispensing systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294679 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low-permeability, laser-activated drug delivery device1,367US 8,911,426 B2On Demand Therapeutics, Inc. · 2014
- Drug delivery devices, kits and methods therefor1,366US 8,521,273 B22013
- Osmotic system having laminar arrangement for programming delivery of active agent1,023US 4,008,719 AAlza Corporation · 1977
- Systems and methods for in vitro and in vivo imaging of cells on a substrate841US 9,274,095 B2Doheny Eye Institute · 2016
- Controlled-release biocompatible ocular drug delivery implant devices and methods780US 6,331,313 B1Oculex Pharmaceticals, Inc. · 2001