SELF-CLEANING OPTICAL CONNECTOR

摘要

An example medical device system includes a reusable connector cable having a female adaptor and a first fiber optic cable disposed within the reusable connector cable. A single use device is capable of connecting to the reusable connector cable and includes a male adaptor capable of mating with the female adaptor. A second fiber optic cable extends through the single use device such that the second fiber optic cable optically connects to the first fiber optic cable when the male adaptor of the single use device is disposed within the female adaptor of the reusable connector cable. A cleaning assembly is disposed within the single use device and is capable of cleaning an end of the first fiber optic cable when the male adaptor of the single use device is mated with the female adaptor of the reusable connector cable. The cleaning device consists of leaf spring (78) with cleaning pad (80) attached which abuts on the end of the mating fibre connector ferrule when pushing the fibre ferrule with connector plug towards the othr plug to be mated. The leaf spring with attached pad is moved towards a side of the adapter/connector plug into a storing position.