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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:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
William J. Neubert, Ballwin, MO (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc., Claremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/10 ;
Abstract
An ophthalmic illumination system is provided that emits a light that is controllably variable in color. Because the light originates from LEDs, less heat is generated from the emitted light as compared to conventional ophthalmic illumination systems using tungsten or discharge sources.