US Patent Issued to Stryker on Nov. 4 for "Open-field handheld fluorescence imaging systems and methods" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,464,215, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Open-field handheld fluorescence imaging systems and methods" was invented by Paul Roald Westwick (Vancouver, Canada), Gavin Michael Murray (Vancouver, Canada) and Adam John Tynan (Kimberly, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are imaging devices and methods of use thereof, the imaging devices comprising at least one illumination port configured to output light for illuminating a target; an imaging sensor assembly configured to detect light traveling to the imaging sensor assembly; and at least one drape sensor configured to detect a drape mounte...