Medical coaxial connector, medical coaxial cable, and medical observation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10515745-B2
Application number	US-201715810195-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2017
Priority date	Dec 6, 2016
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

A medical coaxial connector includes: an internal conductor configured to be electrically connected to an other-side inner conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to an other-side medical coaxial connector; an outer conductor electrically connected to the inner conductor, formed in a tubular shape surrounding the inner conductor, and configured to be electrically connected to an other-side outer conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector; and an insulating body that is placed on inner periphery side of the outer conductor and formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the inner conductor. The insulating body is configured to be placed on inner periphery side of the other-side outer conductor and a leading end of the insulating body in a connection direction toward the other-side coaxial connector is configured to protrude more in the connection direction than the inner conductor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical coaxial connector of a Bayonet Neill Concelman type adapted to be connected to an other-side medical coaxial connector, and transmit to the other-side medical coaxial connector a video signal according to examination results of a subject,
the other-side medical coaxial connector including
an other-side inner conductor, and
an other-side outer conductor electrically insulated from the other-side inner conductor and formed in a tubular shape surrounding the other-side inner conductor,

the medical coaxial connector comprising:
an internal conductor configured to be electrically connected to the other-side inner conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector;
an outer conductor electrically insulated from the internal conductor, formed in a tubular shape surrounding the internal conductor, and configured to be electrically connected to the other-side outer conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector;
an insulating body that is placed on inner periphery side of the outer conductor and formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the internal conductor; and
a cylindrical portion provided between the outer conductor and the insulating body,
wherein the insulating body is configured to be placed on inner periphery side of the other-side outer conductor and a leading end of the insulating body in a connection direction toward the other-side coaxial connector is configured to protrude more in the connection direction than the internal conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector,
wherein the cylindrical portion is configured to be electrically connected to the outer conductor and inner periphery surface of the other-side outer conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector, and
wherein the cylindrical portion is configured to protrude a substantially same distance in the connection direction as the insulating body.

2. The medical coaxial connector according to claim 1 , wherein the outer conductor is configured to position on outer periphery side of the other-side outer conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector.

3. A medical coaxial cable adapted to transmit a video signal according to examination results of a subject, the medical coaxial cable comprising:
a coaxial cable main body that transmits the video signal; and
the medical coaxial connectors according to claim 1 that are installed at both ends of the coaxial cable main body.

4. A medical observation system comprising:
a medical signal processing device configured to output a video signal according to examination results of a subject;
a display device configured to display an image based on the video signal; and
the medical coaxial cable according to claim 3 that connects the medical signal processing device and the display device, and that transmits the video signal from the medical signal processing device to the video signal, wherein
the medical signal processing device and the display device each include the other-side medical coaxial connector configured to be connected to the medical coaxial connector installed at one of both ends of the medical coaxial cable.

5. The medical coaxial connector according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating body and the cylindrical portion are spaced apart from each other in a radial direction.

6. The medical coaxial connector according to claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical portion has a plurality of slits extending from the leading end to a base end.

7. A medical coaxial connector of a Bayonet Neill Concelman type adapted to be connected to an other-side medical coaxial connector, and transmit to the other-side medical coaxial connector a video signal according to examination results of a subject,
the other-side medical coaxial connector including
an other-side inner conductor, and
an other-side outer conductor electrically insulated from the other-side inner conductor and formed in a tubular shape surrounding the other-side inner conductor,

the medical coaxial connector comprising:
an internal conductor configured to be electrically connected to the other-side inner conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector;
an outer conductor electrically insulated from the internal conductor, formed in a tubular shape surrounding the internal conductor, and configured to be electrically connected to the other-side outer conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector;
an insulating body that is placed on inner periphery side of the outer conductor and formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the internal conductor; and
a cylindrical portion provided between the outer conductor and the insulating body,
wherein the insulating body is configured to be placed on inner periphery side of the other-side outer conductor and a leading end of the insulating body in a connection direction toward the other-side coaxial connector is configured to protrude more in the connection direction than the internal conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector,
wherein the cylindrical portion is configured to be electrically connected to the outer conductor and inner periphery surface of the other-side outer conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector, and
wherein a leading end of the other-side outer conductor in a connection direction toward the medical coaxial connector is configured to protrude more in the connection direction toward the medical coaxial connector than the other-side inner conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector.

8. The medical coaxial connector according to claim 7 , wherein the outer conductor is configured to position on outer periphery side of the other-side outer conductor when the medical coaxial connector is connected to the other-side medical coaxial connector.

9. A medical coaxial cable adapted to transmit a video signal according to examination results of a subject, the medical coaxial cable comprising:
a coaxial cable main body that transmits the video signal; and
the medical coaxial connectors according to claim 7 that are installed at both ends of the coaxial cable main body.

10. A medical observation system comprising:
a medical signal processing device configured to output a video signal according to examination results of a subject;
a display device configured to display an image based on the video signal; and
the medical coaxial cable according to claim 9 that connects the medical signal processing device and the display device, and that transmits the video signal from the medical signal processing device to the video signal, wherein
the medical signal processing device and the display device each include the other-side medical coaxial connector configured to be connected to the medical coaxial connector installed at one of both ends of the medical coaxial cable.

11. The medical coaxial connector according to claim 7 , wherein the cylindrical portion surrounds the internal conductor along an entirety of the internal conductor in a radial direction.

12. The medical coaxial connector according to claim 7 , wherein the insulating body and the cylindrical portion are spaced apart from each other in a radial direction.

13. The medical coax

Assignees

• Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Nakamura Yasuma

Classifications

• H01B11/1808

  Construction of the conductors · CPC title

• A61B1/00018

  using electrical cables · CPC title

• A61B1/041

  Capsule endoscopes for imaging · CPC title

• H01R2201/12

  for medicine and surgery · CPC title

• H01R12/594

  for shielded flat cable · CPC title