Scanning laser ophthalmoscope fluorescent imaging patent application
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USPTO published patent application US20260090718A1 for a scanning laser ophthalmoscope capable of obtaining visible light images and fluorescent images of the ocular fundus. The application claims a system including visible and infrared light sources, a scanner, beam splitter, and multi-channel light detection unit with red, green, and blue/fluorescence detection capabilities. Inventors: Sun Hyung JO and Woo Kyung BEAK.
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USPTO published patent application US20260090718A1 claiming a scanning laser ophthalmoscope system for ocular fundus imaging. The invention includes visible and infrared light sources, a scanner for sequential irradiation, a beam splitter for path separation, and a light detection unit with separate channels for red, green, and blue/fluorescence detection. The system incorporates variable filters and separation mirrors to enable both conventional fundus photography and fluorescent imaging modes.
This is a patent application publication, not a regulatory requirement. No compliance actions are required from medical device manufacturers. Companies developing ophthalmic imaging equipment may wish to conduct a freedom-to-operate analysis to assess potential overlap with the claimed subject matter. The application has CPC classifications A61B 3/1241 and A61B 3/14, indicating technology in the diagnostic ophthalmic instruments space.
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SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE CAPABLE OF OBTAINING FLUORESCENT IMAGES OF OCULAR FUNDUS
Application US20260090718A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
Sun Hyung JO, Woo Kyung BEAK
Abstract
A scanning laser ophthalmoscope capable of obtaining visible light images and fluorescent images of the ocular fundus includes a visible light source; an infrared light source; a scanner configured to irradiate measurement lights onto a desired location on the ocular fundus of an eye to be examined in sequence; a beam splitter configured to separate the paths of the measurement lights and the reflected light; and a light detection unit for detecting the reflected light. The light detection unit includes a red light separation mirror; a red light detection unit; a green light separation mirror; a green light detection unit; a variable filter; and a blue light and fluorescence detection unit.
CPC Classifications
A61B 3/1241 A61B 3/14
Filing Date
2025-09-22
Application No.
19336410
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