Laser cutting for stent and tube applications is nothing new. Named for how the laser beam is developed in the resonator, CO_2 lasers have been used in manufacturing for decades and fiber lasers have been in use for a number of years. While these lasers do very well on steel tube and pipe in the common diameters and wall thicknesses for consumer and industrial products, other lasers are designed to cut the materials, diameters, and wall thicknesses used in making medical devices.
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