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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Kevin Brent May, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Richard J. Michaels, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Brent May, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Richard J. Michaels, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Reach3D Medical LLC, Suwanee, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/22 (2006.01); G02B 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/22 (2013.01); G02B 21/22 (2013.01); G02B 27/225 (2013.01); G02B 27/2264 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adapter system for displaying and recording stereoscopic images from a single lens optic device and methods of producing stereoscopic images using such an adapter are provided herein. The adapter system utilizes an active stereoscopic shutter mounted along the optical path of the single lens optic device, such as, for example, a microscope or an endoscope, to provide a stereoscopic image to a video or still camera mounted along the same optical path.