A61F 9/00802
For photoablation
Official title: {for photoablation}
A61F9/00802 (For photoablation) appears on 1,319 US grants and 1,356 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,319
- Published applications
- 1,356
- Assignees
- 303
- Inventors
- 1,182
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 34 |
| 2002 | 26 | 69 |
| 2003 | 60 | 49 |
| 2004 | 34 | 54 |
| 2005 | 25 | 50 |
| 2006 | 38 | 40 |
| 2007 | 26 | 45 |
| 2008 | 16 | 54 |
| 2009 | 15 | 49 |
| 2010 | 26 | 41 |
| 2011 | 45 | 51 |
| 2012 | 28 | 42 |
| 2013 | 66 | 59 |
| 2014 | 29 | 54 |
| 2015 | 49 | 72 |
| 2016 | 50 | 74 |
| 2017 | 60 | 60 |
| 2018 | 44 | 61 |
| 2019 | 72 | 60 |
| 2020 | 53 | 64 |
| 2021 | 51 | 43 |
| 2022 | 40 | 67 |
| 2023 | 50 | 45 |
| 2024 | 49 | 53 |
| 2025 | 42 | 47 |
| 2026 | 23 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for adhering a capsular bag to an intraocular lens29 Sep 2026US 12,746,112 B2Alcon Inc.
- Detecting problems of a laser beam of a laser system8 Sep 2026US 12,730,033 B2Alcon Inc.
- Prescription eyewear with photophobic response control and/or circadian cycle modulation capabilities25 Aug 2026US 12,715,185 B2Matap II LLC
- System and method for nomogram-based refractive laser surgery18 Aug 2026US 12,708,563 B2Alcon Inc.
- Ophthalmic speculum with an air-flow system28 Jul 2026US 12,690,854 B2Alcon Inc.
- Surgical laser system integrity verification27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248649 A1Alcon Inc.
- Enhanced fiber probes for elt20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240597 A1Elios Vision, Inc.
- Authentication Systems and Methods for An Excimer Laser System20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240623 A1Elios Vision, Inc.
- Equipment and methods for refractive surgery, particularly for keratoplasty6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224403 A1Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Combination treatment using elt23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207133 A1Elios Vision, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for ophthalmological surgery473US 4,665,913 ALri L.P. · 1987
- Method for reshaping the eye415US 4,907,586 AIntelligent Surgical Lasers · 1990
- Apparatus for ophthalmological surgery407US 4,718,418 ALri L.P. · 1988
- Method and apparatus for analysis and correction of abnormal refractive errors of the eye405US 4,669,466 ALri L.P. · 1987
- Automated laser workstation for high precision surgical and industrial interventions381US 6,099,522 AVISX, Incorporated · 2000