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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2020
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Xiangnan He, Chandler, AZ (US);
David A. Ruben, Mesa, AZ (US);
Mark E. Henschel, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Chunho Kim, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Yongqian Wang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Rodney D. Toles, Surprise, AZ (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system may include an emitting device and a controller. The emitting device may be adapted to emit a first laser beam and a second laser beam. The controller may include one or more processors and may be operably coupled to the emitting device to control emission of the first and second laser beams. The controller may be adapted to remove a portion of a workpiece to form an exposed surface of the workpiece with the first laser beam using the emitting device and to remove a portion of the exposed surface with the second laser beam using the emitting device.