A61F 9/00804
Refractive treatments
Official title: {Refractive treatments}
A61F9/00804 (Refractive treatments) appears on 776 US grants and 722 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 776
- Published applications
- 722
- Assignees
- 190
- Inventors
- 709
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 48 | 29 |
| 2002 | 19 | 55 |
| 2003 | 49 | 36 |
| 2004 | 26 | 40 |
| 2005 | 17 | 33 |
| 2006 | 29 | 25 |
| 2007 | 20 | 29 |
| 2008 | 9 | 27 |
| 2009 | 12 | 33 |
| 2010 | 18 | 32 |
| 2011 | 30 | 33 |
| 2012 | 20 | 27 |
| 2013 | 43 | 33 |
| 2014 | 18 | 29 |
| 2015 | 27 | 24 |
| 2016 | 22 | 34 |
| 2017 | 24 | 21 |
| 2018 | 15 | 22 |
| 2019 | 31 | 24 |
| 2020 | 24 | 22 |
| 2021 | 15 | 20 |
| 2022 | 18 | 28 |
| 2023 | 26 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 26 |
| 2025 | 22 | 16 |
| 2026 | 11 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- UV-laser-based system for correcting impaired vision, and method for centering same23 Jun 2026US 12,661,265 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Systems and methods for stabilization and alignment of vision correction16 Jun 2026US 12,653,717 B1VAZO Therapeutics, LLC
- Intelligent corneal procedure advisor26 May 2026US 12,636,189 B2Alcon Inc.
- Equipment and methods for refractive surgery, particularly for keratoplasty6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224403 A1Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- High-Speed Device for Re-Shaping the Cornea28 May 2026US 2026/0144678 A1
- Device and method for the amelioration of ectatic and irregular corneal disorders30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115040 A1Ctak LLC
- Combined Laser and Phacoemulsification System for Eye Surgery30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115043 A1Lensar, Inc.
- Treatment apparatus and method for providing control data for an ophthalmological laser of a treatment apparatus for generating a laser-induced refractive index change2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090916 A1Clerio 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