ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,010, issued on May 13, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).

"Stereoscopic imaging platform with continuous autofocusing mode" was invented by Patrick Terry (Goleta, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stereoscopic imaging platform includes a stereoscopic camera configured to record left and right images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the stereoscopic camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the stereoscopic camera relative to the target. The stereoscopic camera includes a lens assembly having at least one lens and defining a working distance. The lens assembly has at le...