Optical connector for endoscope.

摘要

There is disclosed an optical connector (40) for connecting an endoscope (10) to a light source device (20). The connector includes an elongated connector body (49) for receiving and holding one end portion of a light guide (30) of the endoscope. The connector body has a port (46) at its one end, and the convex lens (48) is supported at this port. The connector is attached to the light source device, and in this condition an illumination light converging from a light source (22) toward one end of the connector passes through the convex lens and is incident upon a light-receiving surface (30b) of the light guide.