A61F 9/00718
Restoration of lid function
Official title: {Restoration of lid function}
A61F9/00718 (Restoration of lid function) appears on 55 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 55
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 113
- Latest grant
- 26 Aug 2025
Filings by year
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| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device and method for stimulating the meibomian glands of the eyelid26 Aug 2025US 12,396,884 B2
- Wound creation for excess skin removal and closure systems and methods5 Aug 2025US 12,376,852 B2Osheru, Inc.
- Forceps treatment systems1 Apr 2025US 12,263,115 B2Sight Sciences, Inc.
- Electrolytic device for treating an eye disorder14 Jan 2025US 12,193,974 B2BlephEx, LLC
- Systems for management of dry eye syndrome10 Dec 2024US 12,161,586 B2DEL Corporation
- Forceps treatment systems6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224398 A1Sight Sciences, Inc.
- Wound creation for excess skin removal and closure systems and methods5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060678 A1Osheru, Inc.
- Electrolytic device for treating an eye disorder1 May 2025US 2025/0134709 A1BlephEx, LLC
- Device And Method For Stimulating The Meibomian Glands Of The Eyelid17 Apr 2025US 2025/0120850 A9Teeny Clean, LLC
- Device and method for stimulating and scrubbing the meibomian glands of the eyelid30 Jan 2025US 2025/0032313 A1Teeny Clean, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Permanent magnet device for implantation420US 4,197,840 ABBC Brown, Boveri & Company, Limited · 1980
- Universal medical forcep tool109US 4,955,896 A1990
- Systems and methods for the treatment of eye conditions52US 9,763,827 B2Tear Film Innovations, Inc. · 2017
- Outer eyelid heat and pressure treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction44US 7,981,147 B2TearScience, Inc. · 2011
- Meibomian gland illuminating and imaging37US 8,255,039 B2TearScience, Inc. · 2012