The fusion splicer is now becoming essential for the production of advanced medical and scientific equipment

One of the best recognized brands in the area of fusion splicing equipment and fibre optic cables is Fujikura.  Just recently, Fujikura Europe introduced its enhanced technologies for use in the biomedical and scientific research spheres. 

Actually, the fusion splicer equipment is used not only for telecommunications, data communication and in some industries such as automobile makers or oil producers, but in the scientific and medical fields as well.  With the overall advance of laser technology, its use for medical purposes is growing. One such medical technology is the optical coherence tomography (OCT) which is highly efficient for diagnosing cardiovascular and coronary disease.  It is used to better view any tightening of the coronary arteries and to diagnose and treat such dangerous conditions, which could lead to heart attacks or strokes.

Fujikura Europe offers its high precision fusion splicer equipment and optical cables, as well as complete engineering and service of its use for medical and scientific work.

Quite a bit of the terminal processing of optical fibres in the field of biomedicine and science are enabled via the fusion splicer equipment offered by Fujikura, including the high precision cutting, stripping and splicing of the optical cables necessary for making these advanced technologies which can save lives.

One such optical coherence tomography imaging system named Ilumien Optis and produced by St. Jude Medical has been launched in Japan.  The OCT equipment enables the physicians to make more precise decisions for the exact placement of stents in the coronary artery of a patient, which allows for improved and free blood flow through a narrowed blood vessel.

The OCT equipment produced my medical equipment giant St. Jude medical combines an intravascular OCT imaging system with a fractional flow reserve.   This allows physicians to be more precise when diagnosing a narrowing of the coronary artery and to provide more successful treatment of the affected spot.

The fractional flow reserve platform allows for a detailed analysis of the blockages in the blood vessels, and locating those which are causing ineffective blood flow.

The fusion splicer is used in the production of this advanced medical tool for ensuring the precise fusion of the near infrared light optical cables used to measure the characteristics of a blood vessel, which would otherwise be very difficult or impossible to do.

With the advancement of the use of lasers and infrared light, hopefully the timely diagnosis and proper treatment of the life threatening tightening of the arteries will become a fact in the near future.