Fundus Imaging Apparatus with OCT
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260090714A1 for a fundus imaging apparatus combining standard color imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology. The application claims a compact design with a control unit positioned above the optical systems and an exhaust port for thermal management. Inventors include Yusuke Oogi, Rui Fukuoka, and Daisuke Baba.
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The patent application (US20260090714A1, Application No. 19339331, filed September 25, 2025) discloses a fundus imaging apparatus comprising an imaging optical system, an OCT optical system, a control unit, and a display unit housed within a single imaging unit. The control unit executes imaging control, display control processing for color images and OCT images, and analysis processing of OCT data. The apparatus features a thermal management design where the exhaust port is located at the same height as or higher than the control unit to discharge heated air.
Patent applicants and medical device manufacturers reviewing this publication should note the claimed compact housing design and integrated control architecture combining conventional fundus photography with OCT capabilities. No immediate action is required as this is a published application still under USPTO examination. Parties developing competing fundus imaging devices should review the claimed features during prior art searches.
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FUNDUS IMAGING APPARATUS
Application US20260090714A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
Yusuke OOGI, Rui FUKUOKA, Daisuke BABA
Abstract
A fundus imaging apparatus includes a base, a display unit, an imaging optical system, an OCT optical system, a control unit configured to execute at least (i) imaging control of an imaging optical system and an OCT optical system, (ii) display control processing of a color image and an OCT image based on OCT data, and (iii) analysis processing of the OCT data, and an imaging unit housing the imaging optical system, the OCT optical system, and the control unit therein. The control unit is disposed above the imaging optical system and the OCT optical system in the imaging unit. The imaging unit includes an exhaust port that discharges air heated by the control unit. The exhaust port is located at the same height as the control unit or at a position higher than the control unit.
CPC Classifications
A61B 3/102 A61B 3/12
Filing Date
2025-09-25
Application No.
19339331
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