A61F 9/00836
Flap cutting
Official title: {Flap cutting}
A61F9/00836 (Flap cutting) appears on 264 US grants and 358 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 264
- Published applications
- 358
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 246
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 10 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 18 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 | 18 |
| 2013 | 22 | 16 |
| 2014 | 13 | 26 |
| 2015 | 20 | 25 |
| 2016 | 24 | 29 |
| 2017 | 14 | 18 |
| 2018 | 17 | 13 |
| 2019 | 16 | 28 |
| 2020 | 17 | 23 |
| 2021 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 11 |
| 2025 | 19 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus for working on eye tissue by means of a pulsed laser beam28 Jul 2026US 12,691,009 B2Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
- System for laser-based ametropia correction, and method for the alignment thereof10 Mar 2026US 12,569,369 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- UV-laser-based system for refractive error correction, and contact interface20 Jan 2026US 12,527,692 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Systems and methods for high speed modulation of a resonant scanner in ophthalmic laser applications6 Jan 2026US 12,514,751 B2AMO Development, LLC
- Eye-surgical treatment apparatus16 Dec 2025US 12,496,226 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Systems and methods for high speed modulation of a resonant scanner in ophthalmic laser applications4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151268 A1AMO Development, LLC
- High-Speed Device for Re-Shaping the Cornea28 May 2026US 2026/0144678 A1
- Stabilization of Collagen Scaffolds14 May 2026US 2026/0130755 A1Gebauer- Klopotek Patent Verwaltungs Ug
- Corneal Inlay And Pinhole Lens Structure For Implantation Into A Cornea Of An Eye4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366981 A1
- Ophthalmic surgical microscope with stroboscopic illumination30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331947 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for corneal laser surgery245US 6,110,166 AEscalon Medical Corporation · 2000
- Adjustable inlay with multizone polymerization196US 7,001,374 B2Minu, L.L.C. · 2006
- Apparatus for patterned plasma-mediated laser trephination of the lens capsule and three dimensional phaco-segmentation139US 8,394,084 B2Optimedica Corporation · 2013
- Vision correction using intrastromal pocket and flap121US 6,551,307 B22003
- Adjustable universal implant blank for modifying corneal curvature and methods of modifying corneal curvature therewith120US 6,949,093 B1Minu, L.L.C. · 2005