title: Using lasers in medical device manufacturing. A technological evolution.
abstract: Laser technology has led to a number of valuable medical treatments, yet its greatest contributions are in the industrial and scientific sectors of health care. This article reviews a variety of applications where the laser tool has been successful in increasing the precision and reliability of industrial processes and medical instrumentation. Although many laser-based processes are replacements of conventional techniques, processes such as excimer photoablation offer new possibilities and are likely to define their own niches in the market place.
authors.affiliation: Lumonics, Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Biernaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grafton-Reed
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D007834:Lasers; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity