Optical overlay device
US11937897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2505/05
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for visibly highlighting areas of a region including an imager configured to image the region with a sensitivity to at least one of wavelength, light level, or contrast greater than the human eye, an overlay element configured to visibly highlight areas of the region and registered to the imager to produce alignment of imaged features with highlighted features at the same location on the region, and at least one of a controller executing a program or logic configured to process acquired images from the imager to identify areas of the region determined not visible to the human eye, and control the overlay element to visibly highlight those areas on the region.
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