Sony Olympus Optical Connector Medical Device Patent Granted
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599290B2 to Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. for an optical connector and medical device. The patent covers an optical connector with an outer frame, collimator lens, and support mechanism for maintaining lens posture using a biasing member and pressing member. The patent includes 11 claims and covers CPC classifications A61B and G02B related to medical optical devices.
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USPTO granted patent US12599290B2 for an optical connector and medical device to Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. The invention comprises an outer frame with cylindrical shape, a collimator lens facing an emission end of an optical transmission line, and a support mechanism including a biasing member and pressing member to maintain lens posture against a positioning surface.
Affected parties manufacturing optical connectors or medical devices with optical components should evaluate whether this patent creates licensing requirements or necessitates design-around strategies to avoid infringement. The patent's broad CPC classification coverage in A61B medical device categories may affect multiple product lines.
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Optical connector and medical device
Grant US12599290B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
Inventors
Koji Aiba
Abstract
An optical connector includes an outer frame, having a cylindrical shape, into which a part of an optical transmission line for transmitting an optical signal is inserted, the outer frame covering an emission end for an optical signal of the optical transmission line; a collimator lens provided in the outer frame and facing the emission end; and a support mechanism that is disposed in the outer frame and that maintains a posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame. A positioning surface that abuts on the collimator lens to maintain the posture of the collimator lens in the outer frame is provided in the outer frame. The support mechanism includes a biasing member and a pressing member that presses the biasing member and biases the collimator lens toward the positioning surface with the biasing member.
CPC Classifications
A61B 1/00117 A61B 1/00126 A61B 1/00119 A61B 1/00121 A61B 1/00128 A61B 1/00165 G02B 6/322 G02B 6/327 G02B 6/38 G02B 6/3821 G02B 6/3878 G02B 6/3879
Filing Date
2021-10-20
Application No.
18546781
Claims
11
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