Patent ID: 11921280
Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A medical connector comprising:
a first connecting member having an outer frame and a plurality of signal transmission paths provided in an interior of the outer frame;
a first printed board coupled to a first part of the signal transmission paths and on which is mounted a photoelectric converter configured to convert an electrical signal into an optical signal, the electrical signal being output from an image sensor; and
a second printed board coupled to a second part of the signal transmission paths different from the first part of the signal transmission paths,
wherein the first printed board and the second printed board are three-dimensionally arranged,
wherein the optical signal output from the photoelectric converter is transmitted exclusively over the first part of the signal transmission paths, and
wherein a control signal for controlling operation of the image sensor is transmitted exclusively over the second part of the signal transmission paths.