SNAP-ON CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR COUPLING LIGHT FROM AN ILLUMINATOR TO A FIBER OPTIC

摘要

The present invention provides a connector assembly comprising (1) a first adapter (100) that releasably connects to light source and transmits optical energy received from the light source along a first optical waveguide (120); (2) a second adapter (200) that releasably connects to first adapter (100) to receive and transmit optical energy along a second optical waveguide (210); and (3) an output optical waveguide (30) that receives the transmitted optical energy from the second waveguide (210) and has a proximal connector (310) adapted to fixedly engage the second adapter (200).