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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley P Steinberg, Atlanta, GA (US);
Gordon E Liljegren, Burbank, CA (US);
David A Saperstein, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
351205 ; 351221 ; 623-4 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for shifting an image back and forth between first and second portions of the retina are described. Apparatus constructed in accordance with principles of the present invention preferably include spectacles, a fixed mirror, a pivoting mirror, a drive motor coupled to the pivoting mirror, and control circuitry coupled to the drive motor, the control circuitry causing the drive motor to pivot between first and second positions to shift an image from a first to a second portion of the retina.