Portable slit lamp
US7083281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable slit-lamp apparatus, including a body (11) able to be held in the hand of an operator and a solid state lamp means (55) and associated optics (52) carried by the body for generating a narrow beam of light and projecting the beam onto the cornea of a patient s eye for reflection by structures of the eye, when the body is held at a suitable position in front of the eye. Means (22) is mounted in cooperation with the body and the solid state lamp means to detect a reflection of the narrow beam of light by structures of the eye and to make an image thereof, which image is, or is processable to provide, a digital record of the reflection.
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