Optical fibres connector for optoelectronic active implantable medical device (AIMD)

US11372182B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Synergia Medical · BE

Inventors

• Carmen Godfraind · Mont-Saint-Guibert, BE
• Pascal Doguet · Mont-Saint-Guibert, BE
• Aurélie De Cock De Rameyen · Mont-Saint-Guibert, BE
• Aurore Nieuwenhuys · Mont-Saint-Guibert, BE
• Vincent Callegari · Corbais, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 28, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/3894
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An optical fibres connector for an optoelectronic active implantable medical device (AIMD) for implantation in a living body is provided. The optical fibres connector includes a male component (M) coupled to a first set of optical fibres, a female component (F) coupled to a second set of optical fibres or optical elements, and a coupling component (C) for reversibly locking the male and female components in a coupled position. The optical fibres or optical elements are in perfect alignment. The coupling component includes a fixed element (40f) and a rotatable element (40r) all optical fibres (41f) and optical elements of the connector remaining static upon rotation of the rotatable element, reversibly locking the male and female components in the coupled position is achieved by rotating the rotatable element with respect to the fixed element.