A61F 9/00781
Apparatus for modifying intraocular pressure
Official title: {Apparatus for modifying intraocular pressure, e.g. for glaucoma treatment (drainage implants in general A61M27/002)}
A61F9/00781 (Apparatus for modifying intraocular pressure) appears on 1,243 US grants and 1,692 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,243
- Published applications
- 1,692
- Assignees
- 378
- Inventors
- 1,486
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 87 | 116 |
| 2026 | 65 | 61 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Intraocular pressure sensing device and method using sensor based on half Wheatstone bridge6 Oct 2026US 12,751,619 B2Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
- Adjustable flow glaucoma shunts and associated systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,862 B2Shifamed Holdings, LLC
- Ocular implants and methods for delivering ocular implants into the eye29 Sep 2026US 12,746,153 B2Alcon Inc.
- Ophthalmic knife and methods of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,156 B2New World Medical, Inc.
- Ocular delivery systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,891 B2Sight Sciences, Inc.
- Implantable electromagnetic pumps8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306297 A1Verily Health Inc.
- Ophthalmic surgical device and method of use for delivery of fluids or other materials to ocular tissues24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283849 A1Nova Eye, Inc.
- Laser-adjustable shunts and associated systems and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272712 A1Shitamed Holdings, LLC
- Insertion tool for an eye disease treatment device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272713 A1Avisi Technologies, Inc.
- Schlemm's canal drug eluting device and method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263269 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intraocular implant487US 5,868,697 AOptonol Ltd. · 1999
- Method for the treatment of glaucoma415US 5,092,837 A1992
- Glaucoma implant408US 5,178,604 AIovision, Inc. · 1993
- Eye implant for relieving glaucoma, and device and method for use therewith402US 4,521,210 A1985
- Implant for drainage of aqueous humour398US 4,750,901 A1988