A61F 9/00754
For cutting or perforating the anterior lens capsule
Official title: {for cutting or perforating the anterior lens capsule, e.g. capsulotomes}
A61F9/00754 (For cutting or perforating the anterior lens capsule) appears on 294 US grants and 327 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 294
- Published applications
- 327
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 378
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 14 |
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| 2019 | 27 | 28 |
| 2020 | 18 | 27 |
| 2021 | 13 | 23 |
| 2022 | 12 | 24 |
| 2023 | 32 | 23 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 |
| 2025 | 20 | 14 |
| 2026 | 18 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Superelastic nitinol ring for cataract capsulotomy1 Sep 2026US 12,721,751 B2Centricity Vision, Inc.
- Surgical tool and surgical tool set for handling viscoelastic substance syringe1 Sep 2026US 12,721,752 B2
- Modular intraocular lens designs, tools and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,555 B2Alcon Inc.
- Vitrector and method for performing a one-step posterior vitrectomy using the same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,600 B2Vista Ophthalmics, LLC
- Surgical scissors for incising anterior capsule of lens25 Aug 2026US 12,714,601 B2
- Ultrasonic capsulorhexis instrument18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165881 A1Alcon Inc.
- Surgical System with Sensor Diagnostic Arrangement and Method Thereof18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166212 A1Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Multifunction ophthalmic blade and blade guard11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157886 A1Ophthalmic Neo-Innovations of Texas, LLC
- System for shaping and implanting biologic intraocular stent for increased aqueous outflow and lowering of intraocular pressure11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157887 A1Iantrek, Inc.
- Devices for cannula insertion4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151265 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microsurgical instruments358US 4,258,716 AThe University of Melbourne · 1981
- System and method for providing the shaped structural weakening of the human lens with a laser278US 8,262,646 B2Lensar, Inc. · 2012
- Tissue sampling device191US 5,827,305 A1998
- Capsule suction punch instrument and method of use188US 5,423,330 AUniversity of Miami · 1995
- Capsulectomy cutting apparatus175US 4,911,161 ANoetix, Inc. · 1990