Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical fiber cable connector
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Application No.: US17724343Application Date: 2022-04-19
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Publication No.: US12083353B2Publication Date: 2024-09-10
- Inventor: Gregory Altshuler , Christopher Gaal , Valery Kozlov
- Applicant: IPG Photonics Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MA Oxford
- Assignee: IPG Photonics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: IPG Photonics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Oxford
- Agency: Christensen, Fonder, Dardi & Herbert PLLC
- Agent Douglas J. Christensen
- Main IPC: A61N5/06
- IPC: A61N5/06 ; G02B6/36 ; G02B6/38 ; G02B6/42 ; A61B18/22 ; A61N5/067

Abstract:
A delivery system extends from a laser radiation source for connecting to a medical device that utilizes the laser radiation for medical treatment. The delivery system comprises an optical fiber connecting to a male launch connecter. The male launch connector having a body portion with the optical fiber fixed or constrained therein and the optical fiber terminating at a male ferrule with a forward directed fiber facet, the male ferrule may be cantilevered within the body portion by the optical fiber line providing freedom of movement of the male ferrule. The launch connector engages a receiving connector on the medical device first with mechanical connection portions and then more finely aligning optical connection portions by the male ferrule self aligning in a female ferrule with cooperating tapered surfaces. The male portion may fully seat in the female portion with cooperating cylindrical surfaces.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230077457A1 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2023-03-16
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