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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:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Amiram Grinvald, Rehovot, IL;
Darin Nelson, Rehovot, IL;
Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Abstract
The invention provides a system for imaging reflectance changes, intrinsic or extrinsic fluorescence changes of a retina ( ) due to retinal function, including an imaging illuminator ( ) for illumination of the retina ( ); a retina-stimulating illuminator ( ) for inducing a functional response; an imaging device ( ) receiving light from the retina ( ) via retinal imaging optics ( ); image acquisition means ( ) for digitizing and storing images received from the imaging device ( ), and a computer ( ) for controlling the operation of the system and for processing the stored images to reveal a differential functional signal corresponding to the retina's function.