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Patent US7784940 - Eye viewing device comprising video capture optics - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThere is described in one embodiment an eye viewing device for viewing a structure of an eye such as a retina. The eye viewing device can include an image sensor. In one embodiment an eye viewing device can be adapted to facilitate both visual viewing of an eye structure and electronic image capture...http://www.google.com/patents/US7784940?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7784940 - Eye viewing device comprising video capture opticsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7784940 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/804,717Publication dateAug 31, 2010Filing dateMay 18, 2007Priority dateNov 24, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2409596A1, DE60140938D1, EP1289407A2, EP1289407B1, US6637882, US7311401, US8337017, US20020097379, US20040119941, US20080030683, US20100231856, WO2001089374A2, WO2001089374A3Publication number11804717, 804717, US 7784940 B2, US 7784940B2, US-B2-7784940, US7784940 B2, US7784940B2InventorsErvin Goldfain, Allan I. Krauter, Chris R. Roberts, Steven R. Slawson, William H. LagerwayOriginal AssigneeWelch Allyn, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (1), Classifications (17), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEye viewing device comprising video capture optics
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/862,636 filed on May 22, 2001 entitled, �Eye Viewing Device Comprising Eye Piece And Video Capture Optics� (U.S. Patent Publication No. US 2002/0097379) which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/206,356 entitled �Eye Viewing Device for Retinal Viewing Through Undilated Pupil� filed May 23, 2000. The aforementioned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/862,636 is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/783,481 entitled �Eye Viewing Device for Retinal Viewing Through Undilated Pupil� filed Feb. 14, 2001 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,637,882), which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/444,161 entitled �Eye Viewing Device for Retinal Viewing Through Undilated Pupil� filed Nov. 22, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,409,341), which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/198,545 entitled �Ophthalmoscope Comprising Defocused Light Source� filed Nov. 24, 1998 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,837). The priorities of the above applications are claimed and the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
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