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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Peter A. Ketteridge, Amherst, NH (US);
Eric J. Gustafson, Brookline, NH (US);
Evan P. Chicklis, Amherst, NH (US);
Inventors:
Peter A. Ketteridge, Amherst, NH (US);
Eric J. Gustafson, Brookline, NH (US);
Evan P. Chicklis, Amherst, NH (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/067 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for laser induced reduction of visual acuity suitable for crowd control and disabling of individuals uses an eye-safe pulsed IR source in which a laser beam is imaged onto the cornea of an individual to heat the cornea, thereby to cause defocusing and disorientation.