A61F 9/0133
Knives or scalpels specially adapted therefor
Official title: {Knives or scalpels specially adapted therefor}
A61F9/0133 (Knives or scalpels specially adapted therefor) appears on 323 US grants and 300 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 323
- Published applications
- 300
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 444
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 17 |
| 2003 | 19 | 17 |
| 2004 | 6 | 41 |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006 | 12 | 19 |
| 2007 | 8 | 19 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 12 | 14 |
| 2012 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 7 |
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| 2017 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ophthalmic incisional procedure instrument and method1 Jul 2025US 12,343,290 B2
- Glaucoma treatment device20 May 2025US 12,303,430 B2Alcon Inc.
- Punch for partitioning a corneal graft and corresponding blade holder25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174599 A1Moria SA
- Multifunction ophthalmic blade and blade guard11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157886 A1Ophthalmic Neo-Innovations of Texas, LLC
- Ophthalmic tool for ab-interno removal of ophthalmic tissue and method therefor16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102284 A1Mor Research Applications Ltd.
- Opthalmic incisional procedure instrument and method23 Oct 2025US 2025/0325404 A1
- Ophthalmic blade with moveable section19 Jun 2025US 2025/0195271 A1Ophthalmic Neo-Innovations of Texas, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for cutting and holding a cornea during a transplant procedure1,034US 7,147,648 B2Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College · 2006
- Surgical knife337US 7,144,403 B2Alcon Inc. · 2006
- Surgical knife with retractable blade and depth of cut control249US 5,620,453 A1997
- Method and apparatus for implanting an artifical meshwork in glaucoma surgery230US 5,342,370 AUniversity of Miami · 1994
- Capsulectomy cutting apparatus175US 4,911,161 ANoetix, Inc. · 1990