Medical apparatus and method of manufacturing medical apparatus
AssigneeSony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
InventorsKohtaro AMANO, Yuichi YAMADA
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Abstract
A medical apparatus and a method of manufacturing the medical apparatus, which have an advantage in cost performance, are provided even if optical fibers are used therein. The medical apparatus includes, therein, a first optical fiber 6322 configured to transmit an optical signal, a second optical fiber 651 configured to transmit an optical signal, and a first optical connector 66 configured to connect the first optical fiber 6322 and the second optical fiber 651.
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A transmission cable that connects an image processer and a camera head to connect with to a medical imager, the transmission cable configured to be connected to the camera head via a camera head connector and to the image processor via a video connector, the transmission cable being configured to transmit an optical signal from the camera head to the image processor, the transmission cable comprising:
- a first optical fiber configured to transmit the optical signal;
- a second optical fiber configured to transmit the optical signal;
- a third optical fiber configured to transmit the optical signal;
- a first optical connector configured to connect the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber;
- a second optical connector configured to connect the second optical fiber and the third optical fiber;
- an E/O converter configured to connect the first optical fiber, the E/O converter to convert an electric signal into the optical signal;
- a composite cable including:
- a metal cable configured to transmit an electric signal from the video connector to the camera head connector, and
- the first optical fiber, the metal cable and the second optical fiber forming a unit;
- a first substrate on which the E/O converter and the first optical connector are mounted;
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- a second substrate on which the second optical connector is mounted.
A method of connecting a camera head connected to a medical imager and an image processor via a transmission cable, the transmission cable being configured to transmit an optical signal from the camera head to the image processor, the transmission cable including a first optical fiber that transmits an optical signal, a second optical fiber that transmits the optical signal, and a metal cable that transmits an electric signal from the image processor to the camera head, the first optical fiber, the metal cable and the second optical fiber forming a unit as a composite cable, the method including:
- connecting an E/O converter on a first substrate to a first end of the first optical fiber, the E/O converter converting an electric signal into the optical signal;
- providing a second end of the first optical fiber in a first optical connector on the first substrate;
- providing a first end of the second optical fiber that faces the second end of the first optical fiber in the first optical connector such that the first and second optical fibers are connected;
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- providing a second end of the second optical fiber in a second optical connector on a second substrate, separate from the first substrate, the second optical connector to connect the second optical fiber and a third optical fiber to transmit the optical signal.
A kit for a medical apparatus, the kit comprising:
- a first optical fiber that transmits an optical signal;
- a second optical fiber that transmits the optical signal;
- a metal cable that transmits an electric signal, the metal cable and at least one of the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber forming a composite cable as a unit;
- a first substrate including
- a first optical connector, the first optical connector connecting the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber to each other, and
- an E/O converter on the first substrate, the E/O converter to be connected to a first end of the first optical fiber, the E/O converter converting an electric signal into the optical signal, wherein
- a second end of the first optical fiber to be inserted in the first optical connector,
- a first end of the second optical fiber that faces the second end of the first optical fiber to be inserted in the first optical connector;
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- a second substrate, separate from the first substrate, including a second optical connector to connect a second end of the second optical fiber and a third optical fiber to transmit the optical signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.