A61N 1/0543
Retinal electrodes
Official title: {Retinal electrodes}
A61N1/0543 (Retinal electrodes) appears on 533 US grants and 655 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 533
- Published applications
- 655
- Assignees
- 200
- Inventors
- 797
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 17 |
| 2003 | 4 | 15 |
| 2004 | 4 | 20 |
| 2005 | 5 | 14 |
| 2006 | 22 | 35 |
| 2007 | 13 | 35 |
| 2008 | 7 | 60 |
| 2009 | 10 | 24 |
| 2010 | 21 | 19 |
| 2011 | 33 | 34 |
| 2012 | 38 | 38 |
| 2013 | 49 | 29 |
| 2014 | 33 | 46 |
| 2015 | 47 | 37 |
| 2016 | 33 | 28 |
| 2017 | 30 | 24 |
| 2018 | 41 | 24 |
| 2019 | 16 | 31 |
| 2020 | 21 | 25 |
| 2021 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 21 |
| 2023 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 |
| 2025 | 19 | 20 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Photovoltaic retinal prosthesis with optically configurable confinement of electric field26 May 2026US 12,636,496 B2The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Balloon-type retinal stimulation device and method for manufacturing same14 Apr 2026US 12,599,769 B2Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
- Artificial vision parameter learning and automating method for improving visual prosthetic systems14 Apr 2026US 12,602,618 B2Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- System and method for restoring color perception to the blind24 Feb 2026US 12,558,545 B2University of Southern California
- Artificial retinal prosthesis10 Feb 2026US 12,544,572 B2Iridium Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Smart medical device insertion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295255 A1Cochlear Limited
- Hybrid retinal stimulation device, operating method thereof, and recording medium23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207941 A1Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Dankook University
- Artificial retina device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183537 A1The Trustees of Indiana University
- Low power electronic vision system using ocular device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090912 A1Glaive Medical Optics, Inc
- Ocular device having passthrough lens and electronic projection26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083594 A1Glaive Medical Optics, Inc
Most cited
By later US patents
- Retinal stimulator627US 6,458,157 B12002
- Visual prosthesis and method of using same564US 5,935,155 AJohn Hopkins University School of Medicine · 1999
- Three-dimensional electrode device562US 5,215,088 AUniversity of Utah · 1993
- Retinal microstimulation457US 5,109,844 ADuke University · 1992
- Living tissue stimulation and recording techniques with local control of active sites455US 6,038,480 AMedtronic, Inc. · 2000