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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2021
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Kawahara, Nagano, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical transducer for endoscope includes an optical device, a ferrule including an opaque first holding member including a first principal surface, a second principal surface, and a through-hole, and a transparent second holding member including a third principal surface and a fourth principal surface, the third principal surface of the second holding member abutting on the second principal surface, the optical device being bonded to the fourth principal surface, the third principal surface including a recess including an opening and having a bottom, the recess having the bottom communicating with the through-hole, and an optical fiber provided in the recess through the through-hole.