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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);
Jozef Sofka, Redwood City, CA (US);
Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);
Abstract
The presently claimed and described technology provides an apparatus (A,B) configured to adjustably position a focal location () of a first instrument () of a first body () with respect to a target location () of a second instrument (H,U,) of a second body (). The apparatus further includes a third body (), a first joint (), and a second joint (). The first joint is configured to adjustably linearly position the first body with respect to the third body along a first axis (A) and thereby perform a first adjustment and is further configured to adjustably rotatably position the first body with respect to the third body about the first axis (A) and thereby perform a second adjustment. The second joint is configured to adjustably linearly position the second body with respect to the third body along a second axis (A) and thereby perform a third adjustment and further configured to adjustably rotatably position the second body with respect to the third body about the second axis (A) and thereby perform a fourth adjustment. Each of the first, second, third, and/or fourth adjustments are performed independently of each other and may have zero backlash. Additional third axis (A, AA, AB) linear and/or rotational adjustment mechanism(s) may be added. In certain embodiments, the first, second, and/or third axes intersect each other at a point (P).