A61F 9/0026
Ophthalmic product dispenser attachments to facilitate positioning near the eye
Official title: {Ophthalmic product dispenser attachments to facilitate positioning near the eye}
A61F9/0026 (Ophthalmic product dispenser attachments to facilitate positioning near the eye) appears on 400 US grants and 578 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 400
- Published applications
- 578
- Assignees
- 202
- Inventors
- 838
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 11 |
| 2005 | 0 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 15 |
| 2012 | 3 | 13 |
| 2013 | 6 | 26 |
| 2014 | 17 | 36 |
| 2015 | 15 | 27 |
| 2016 | 16 | 31 |
| 2017 | 17 | 74 |
| 2018 | 21 | 31 |
| 2019 | 49 | 39 |
| 2020 | 30 | 32 |
| 2021 | 18 | 35 |
| 2022 | 21 | 24 |
| 2023 | 22 | 34 |
| 2024 | 26 | 42 |
| 2025 | 21 | 22 |
| 2026 | 12 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Eye dropper targeting device and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,860 B2Verily Health Inc.
- Ocular implants and methods for delivering ocular implants into the eye29 Sep 2026US 12,746,153 B2Alcon Inc.
- Flexible frame for use with flexible fluid dispensers4 Aug 2026US 12,698,132 B2Alcon Inc.
- Devices and methods for automated delivery of ophthalmological medications21 Jul 2026US 12,685,668 B2University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Eye drop propulsion device and method30 Jun 2026US 12,667,485 B2
- A fluid dispenser system and methodology for distributing medicants for treatment of eye conditions10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263270 A1I Ideas LLC
- Intraocular drug administration device, agent reservoir, and method for operating intraocular drug administration device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248646 A1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Eye drop dispenser27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248647 A1
- Treatment of ocular injuries using microbots30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215963 A1Applied Research Associates, Inc.
- Docking station for use in ophthalmic procedures30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215964 A1
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- Ocular implants and methods for delivering ocular implants into the eye134US 8,425,449 B2Ivantis, Inc. · 2013
- Cartridge for applying medicament to an eye122US 5,401,259 A1995