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US 12,109,152 B2Granted
Modification to leaded eyewear for significant operator eye radiation dose reduction
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsMelissa Kirkwood, Jeffrey Guild, Gary Arbique
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a removable eyewear shielding device, an eyewear comprising a removable eyewear shielding device, and methods of uses thereof for reducing eye radiation exposure, reducing ipsilateral brain radiation exposure, reducing FGI-induced lens opacification, reducing cataract development, or protecting an eye or ipsilateral brain from radiation exposure.
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A removable eyewear shielding device comprising:
- a shielding panel comprising:
- i) an inferior curved edge (20),
- ii) a superior curved edge (30),
- iii) a thin edge (40) joining a first end of the inferior curved edge (20a) to a first end of the superior curved edge (30a), and
- iv) a wide edge (50) joining a second end of the inferior curved edge (20b) to a second end of the superior curved edge (30b);
- wherein the removable eyewear shielding device is configured to be attached to and detached from an eyewear frame comprising a superior lens frame portion (1), an inferior lens frame portion (2), a first lateral lens frame portion (3) joining the inferior lens frame portion (2) to the superior lens frame portion (1) at a hinge (7) side of the eyewear frame, a second lateral lens frame portion (4) joining the inferior lens frame portion (2) to the superior lens frame portion (1), a nasal bridge (5), and a temple (8), and
- wherein an inferior portion of the shielding panel (12) is configured to extend from the inferior lens frame portion (2) of the eyewear frame to a position below a user's lower cheekbone when the removable eyewear shielding is attached to the nasal bridge (5) and the temple (8) of the eyewear frame.
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A removable eyewear shielding device comprising:
- a shielding panel comprising:
- i) an inferior curved edge (20),
- ii) a superior curved edge (30),
- iii) a thin edge (40) joining a first end of the inferior curved edge (20a) to a first end of the superior curved edge (30a),
- iv) a wide edge (50) joining a second end of the inferior curved edge (20b) to a second end of the superior curved edge (30b),
- v) a lateral portion (11), and
- vi) a nasal bridge portion (13);
- wherein the removable eyewear shielding device is configured to be attached to and detached from an eyewear frame comprising a superior lens frame portion (1), an inferior lens frame portion (2), a first lateral lens frame portion (3) joining the inferior lens frame portion (2) to the superior lens frame portion (1) at a hinge (7) side of the eyewear frame, and a second lateral lens frame portion (4) joining the inferior lens frame portion (2) to the superior lens frame portion (1),
- wherein an inferior portion of the shielding panel (12) is configured to extend from the inferior lens frame portion (2) of the eyewear frame to a user's lower cheekbone, and
- wherein the lateral portion of the shielding panel (11) is configured to extend from the first lateral lens frame portion (3) and from a temple (8) of the eyewear frame to the user's upper lateral cheekbone.
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A removable eyewear shielding device comprising:
- a shielding panel comprising:
- i) an inferior curved edge (20),
- ii) a superior curved edge (30),
- iii) a thin edge (40) joining a first end of the inferior curved edge (20a) to a first end of the superior curved edge (30a),
- iv) a wide edge (50) joining a second end of the inferior curved edge (20b) to a second end of the superior curved edge (30b),
- v) a lateral portion (11), and
- vi) a nasal bridge portion (13);
- wherein the removable eyewear shielding device is configured to be attached to and detached from an eyewear frame comprising a superior lens frame portion (1), an inferior lens frame portion (2), a first lateral lens frame portion (3) joining the inferior lens frame portion (2) to the superior lens frame portion (1) at a hinge (7) side of the eyewear frame, and a second lateral lens frame portion (4) joining the inferior lens frame portion (2) to the superior lens frame portion (1),
- wherein an inferior portion of the shielding panel (12) is configured to extend from the inferior lens frame portion (2) of the eyewear frame to a user's lower cheekbone, and
- wherein the nasal bridge portion (13) of the shielding panel is configured to extend from the second lateral lens frame (4) of the eyewear frame to the user's nose.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.