ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,535, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Medtronic Navigation Inc. (Lafayette, Colo.).
"System and method for viewing a subject" was invented by Yvan R. Paitel (Louisville, Colo.), Neil F. Straka (Boulder, Colo.) and Timothy J. Schaewe (Nederland, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A viewing system or imaging system is disclosed that includes optical pieces for viewing a subject. The viewing system may include features that allow an augmented mixed view through eyepieces of the viewing system. The mixed view may include graphical representations that are acquired or determined with information separate from the viewing system."
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