Pattern illumination device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for illuminating a portion of a patient'"'"'s body comprising,an enclosure having a generally smoothly curved shape, an internal light-scattering surface, and an opening,a light source providing light to a portion of said light-scattering surface within said enclosure so as to illuminate said light-scattering surface via scattering of said light on said surface, andan at least partially transparent member that is positioned within said enclosure so that scattered light passes through it and through said opening.
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Abstract
An apparatus for illuminating a portion of a patient'"'"'s body includes an enclosure having a generally smoothly curved shape, an internal light-scattering surface, and an opening. A light source provides light to a portion of the light-scattering surface within the enclosure so as to illuminate the surface via scattering of the light on the surface. An at least partially transparent member is positioned within the enclosure so that scattered light passes through it and through the opening.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for illuminating a portion of a patient'"'"'s body comprising,
an enclosure having a generally smoothly curved shape, an internal light-scattering surface, and an opening, a light source providing light to a portion of said light-scattering surface within said enclosure so as to illuminate said light-scattering surface via scattering of said light on said surface, and an at least partially transparent member that is positioned within said enclosure so that scattered light passes through it and through said opening.
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16. An ophthalmic apparatus comprising
instrumentation for performing an ophthalmic procedure with respect to a patient'"'"'s eye, an enclosure having a generally smoothly curved shape, an internal light-scattering surface, and an opening positioned near a patient'"'"'s eye when said patient is aligned with said instrumentation, a light source providing light to a portion of said light-scattering surface within said enclosure so as to illuminate said light-scattering surface via scattering of said light on said surface, and an at least partially transparent member that is positioned within said enclosure so that scattered light passes through it and through said opening.
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