Patent ID: 8496388

Claim:
A fusion-splicing device, comprising: a fusion-splicing operation element that fuses ends of opposing optical fiber segments to form a spliced optical fiber; a ferrule holding device that receives and holds a ferrule holder in a predetermined position, said ferrule holder having an open end that receives a ferrule, having at least one diameter, therein and an opposite end from which a stem extends, wherein said ferrule having an optical fiber segment that extends away from said open end of said ferrule holder when said ferrule is disposed in said ferrule holder, one end of the ferrule holding device being open to allow an end of the optical fiber segment of the ferrule to be held at a position to be fused to an end of an opposing optical fiber, and an opposite end of said ferrule holding device being shaped to accommodate the stem, wherein the stem of the ferrule holding device extends from an opposite side of the ferrule holding device into which the ferrule is inserted so as to form an integrated ferrule holder that permits transferring the ferrule while the cylindrical portion is held by the ferrule holder, and wherein the diameter of the stem is smaller than all diameters of the ferrule.