Optical connector and medical device
AssigneeSony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
InventorMorinao Fukuoka
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Abstract
An optical connector for coupling to a counter-connector mechanically and optically, a portion of an optical transmission line transmitting an optical signal being disposed in the optical connector, includes: a first outer case through which the optical transmission line is inserted and that covers an incidence end or an emitting end of an optical signal through the optical transmission line; a cover plate that is permeable to an optical signal and seals a tip end side coupled to the counter-connector in the first outer case; and a coating film made of amorphous carbon that is disposed on a surface on the tip end side of the cover plate.
Claims14
An optical connector for coupling to a counter-connector mechanically and optically, a portion of an optical transmission line transmitting an optical signal being disposed in the optical connector, the optical connector comprising:
- a first outer case through which the optical transmission line is inserted and that covers an incidence end or an emitting end of an optical signal through the optical transmission line;
- a cover plate that is permeable to an optical signal and air tightly seals a tip end side of the first outer case, the tip end side being coupleable to the counter-connector;
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- a coating film made of amorphous carbon that is disposed on a surface on the tip end side of the cover plate.
A medical device capturing an image of a subject, the medical device comprising:
- an optical connector for coupling to a counter-connector mechanically and optically, a portion of an optical transmission line transmitting an optical signal being disposed in the optical connector, the optical connector including:
- a first outer case through which the optical transmission line is inserted and that covers an incidence end or an emitting end of an optical signal through the optical transmission line;
- a cover plate that is permeable to an optical signal and air tightly seals a tip end side of the first outer ease, the tip end side being coupleable to the counter-connector;
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- a coating film made of amorphous carbon that is disposed on a surface on the tip end side of the cover plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.