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Non-protruding optoelectronic lens

  • US 6,525,386 B1
  • Filed: 03/10/1998
  • Issued: 02/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An optoelectronic device for contacting biological tissue, the optoelectronic device comprising:

  • an encapsulant having a surface;

    a lens comprising a lens portion of said surface of the encapsulant;

    a trough in said encapsulant disposed around said lens portion;

    a filler portion having a generally smooth surface disposed around said lens, wherein said generally smooth surface contacts the biological tissue and said lens does not protrude substantially beyond said generally smooth surface; and

    an optoelectronic element embedded in said encapsulant and operable at at least one wavelength of light, said lens configured to transmit or receive or both transmit and receive said at least one wavelength.

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