ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,977, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).
"Support assembly for ophthalmic visualization system" was invented by Douglas Allen (Santa Barbara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to visualization systems system for surgical procedures, and more specifically, to an imaging and display support system for ophthalmic visualization systems. The optical system described herein provide improved ergonomics for surgeons, as such systems incorporate an optical head and a corresponding display on a single support arm to provide surgeons a direct and unobstructed view of the corr...