Laser Systems for Drilling Holes in Medical Devices

摘要

Novel laser drilling systems are disclosed. The laser drilling systems are useful for drilling bore holes in medical devices, especially blind bore holes in surgical needles. The laser systems use a low power fiber seed laser to produce a high quality laser beam that is modulated and amplified, and which has precise characteristics to produce precision drilled holes.

主权项

1. A laser drilling system useful for drilling bore holes in medical devices, comprising:
a fiber Nd-YAG seed laser producing a low power beam; a modulator to pulse the beam; at least one amplifier to receive and amplify the beam; and, focusing optics.