Fiber Lasers Used in Medical Stent Manufacturing
December 30, 2005 Categories: Devices Posted by adminLPL Systems Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., which produces laser-based machine tool systems for the fabrication of medical devices, turned to fiber lasers from SPI Lasers plc of Los Gatos, Calif., to cut stents, primarily to reduce maintenance costs. Advantages of fiber lasers over flashlamp-pumped solid-state lasers include high stability, a small footprint, low maintenance and energy efficiency.
