#4 Today’s Medical Development’s Best of 2021: Fiber laser systems integrate, automate

Laser systems have been important to the medical device industry since they were first commercialized in the 1970s. As laser technologies have evolved, they have enabled improved medical product designs. There have been several new laser technologies adopted in recent years, including ultra-short-pulsed lasers that impart negligible heat into medical device workpieces. Also, vision systems, such as smart cameras and their software, are now widely integrated into laser systems to verify a perfect product.

Laser materials processing systems produce devices for life-saving cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, orthopedics, and hearing implants. While these are more common applications of laser processing systems, the application base is expanding rapidly with new products centered around the availability of laser machine systems.