Patent ID: 9510961
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61F,B23K,B29C,B29K,B29L

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing a polymeric stent, comprising: providing a first laser beam having a first wavelength between 940 nm to 1,552 nm; passing the first laser beam through a second harmonic generator to create a second harmonic generator laser having a second laser beam with a second wavelength between 470 nm to 776 nm; and contacting a polylactic acid tube with the second laser beam to cut a pattern on the polylactic acid tube, thereby generating the polymeric stent; wherein a pulse width of the second harmonic generator laser is 1 fs to 900 fs, and wherein a repetition rate of the second harmonic generator laser is 2 kHz to 200 kHz.