US Patent Issued to KARL STORZ Imaging on March 17 for "Method of visible light and fluorescence imaging with reduced chromatic aberration" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,722, issued on March 17, was assigned to KARL STORZ Imaging Inc. (Goleta, Calif.).

"Method of visible light and fluorescence imaging with reduced chromatic aberration" was invented by George E. Duckett III (Castaic, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved fluoresced imaging (FI) endoscope devices and systems are provided to enhance use of endoscopes with FI and visible light capabilities. An endoscope device is provided for endoscopy imaging in a white light and a fluoresced light mode. A chromatic adjustment assembly, typically implemented with prisms, compensates for a chromatic focal difference between the white light imag...