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 | | From: | Chris Carlen | | Subject: | Re: What is a legal laser? | | Date: | Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:33:28 -0800 |
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 | osteven@akrobiz.com wrote:
> Chris, your right, unless you go through the whole process a few times,
> it can be a real mess.
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> The key words here are entry into commerce, and non medical device, ie
> you can build all the lab devices you want and experiment with them, or
> even build a metal working system etc. if it doesnt leave the lab, or
> you only built a one off, your not manufacturing and dont have to
> register as a manufacturer. If you sell it, or use it in public or its
> medical etc..... well thats a different story. Of course if your in
> industry or university and you build a system you had better have all
> the protection features built in, because if there is a injury, the
> lawyers and safety staff will eat you alive., Even the OEM thing has
> some gotchas, a few years ago a lab here was using a OEM microyag, and
> CDRH forced the manufacturer to ship us stickers and the widgets needed
> to make it compliant.
Interesting. But it appears to be that it was the manufacturer, not the
end user who had the legal obligation to do something?
> In the next paragraph they go on about the emission indicator needing
> to be visible with all types of goggles that may be used with the
> laser, so thats why my projector has both orange and green emission
> indicators. I could have used white
Heh heh. Here we have YAG pumped OPO systems that at some settings, can
produce a range of wavelengths that simply cannot all be blocked at the
same time by any known goggle. Except of course for a piece of opaque
black plastic. But the rules state we must wear goggles for all exposed
wavelengths.
> So now that it went to the web, it lost some content. Not that they
> would be required to provide it either.
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> If you make a written request to them or call them, they will try to
> help you comply or explain it.
Yeah, there was a post here a few months ago where someone contacted
them and found some rather helpful folks. I should look for that again...
> Of course I'm not a lawyer, so assume there is a disclaimer here.
> Steve Roberts
Yes.
Thanks for the input.
Good day!
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Christopher R. Carlen
Principal Laser/Optical Technologist
Sandia National Laboratories CA USA
crcarle@sandia.gov -- NOTE: Remove "BOGUS" from email address to reply.
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