US Patent Issued to LEICA MICROSYSTEMS NC on March 25 for "Systems, methods and computer program products for optimizing optics of a surgical microscope having an integrated imaging system" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,241, issued on March 25, was assigned to LEICA MICROSYSTEMS NC INC. (Durham, N.C.).

"Systems, methods and computer program products for optimizing optics of a surgical microscope having an integrated imaging system" was invented by Eric Lynch (Apex, N.C.), Hansford Hendargo (Durham, N.C.) and Robert H. Hart (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for optimizing optics is provided. The system is configured to calibrate a position of a reference arm of an interferometric imaging system such that an image of a sample is visible when the sample is positioned at a working distance of an objective lens to provide an initial ca...