The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2024
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Andrew Browne, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Josiah K. To, San Diego, CA (US);
William C. Tang, Irvine, CA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are disclosed of universal actuators for an imaging device or probe. The universal actuator may move the imaging device or probe in one or more of a horizontal direction, vertical direction, rotational directions (e.g., axial rotation and pivoting motions). In some embodiments, the universal actuator is configured to mount to a conventional slit lamp microscope to aid in visualizing the face and or eye(s) of a subject. In other embodiments, the universal actuator is hand-held and is used to scan an imaging probe (e.g., ultrasound probe) over the surface of an eye. The universal actuator may also be removable or separable from a base that is mounted to a slit lamp microscope allowing for both instrument-based scanning and manual scanning via the hand-held device. The imaging device or imaging probe is used to obtain 2D image data. In some embodiments this 2D data is then used to generate 3D images of, for example, the face or eye(s).