Medical Devices

Laser cutting, welding, drilling and marking are commonly used in the manufacture of medical devices due to their precision, speed, and versatility. They are used in the production of everything from surgical instruments (scalpels, forceps, scissors etc), implants (e.g. dental implants and hip replacements) and catheters to stents and diagnostic devices (glucose monitors and blood gas analysers).

Growth areas for femtosecond lasers in medical device manufacturing

^{Stent manufacturing is one of the biggest applications of laser technology in medical device manufacturing (Image: Shutterstock/}

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A Medical Device Challenge: Welding Thin Wires of Dissimilar Metals

Stainless steel or nitinol are popular materials in medical devices. Application experts from Coherent have developed a process to safely weld thin wires made of such difficult-to-weld materials. This process can even be undertaken without destroying any plastic coating.

Permanent Marking of Stainless Steel Medical Devices Without Post-Processing

Coherent's picosecond laser system provides a turnkey solution for permanent, high contrast, contamination-free sub-surface UDI marking of stainless steel devices.

A Simple Automated Solution for Laser Marking of Shaped Surfaces

Coherent's new solution for 3D marking meets the increased need to mark non-flat surfaces, such as curved, inclined, recessed, and stepped surfaces as well as free-form objects.