Patent ID: 6374025
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
An endoscopic system, comprising:a light source apparatus having a built-in light source; a lightguide connector provided in said light source apparatus; and a connector receptacle provided in said light source apparatus, an entrance end face of an illuminating lightguide of an endoscope being located at a distal end face of said lightguide connector, wherein a shape and a dimension of said lightguide connector are determined in accordance with a size of said entrance end face of said illuminating lightguide, such that as the size of said entrance end face decreases, a position of said entrance end face that is established when said lightguide connector is connected to said connector receptacle is closer to a converging position of rays of illuminating light emitted from the light source, said lightguide connector being selectively attachable to said light source apparatus so that said lightguide connector is selectively attachable and detachable from said connector receptacle.