@inproceedings{a6c07176da5b4ef7bf58090037e3c646,
title = "The application of laser welding on Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)",
abstract = "A successful and useful treatment for end-stage heart failure is Left ventricular assist device (LVAD). An important part - a hydrodynamically suspended impeller exposed to corrosive conditions, required to sealed hermetically into micro packages. Laser beam welded (LBW) Ti6Al4V alloy has been adopted in anti-corrosion micro packages for the impeller of a (LVAD). Thin and narrow welds were required for such medical equipment. Pulsed Nd:YAG welding was successfully adopted as sealing method for the impeller.",
keywords = "LVAD, Pulsed Nd:YAG laser welding, Ti6Al4V",
author = "Y. Fan and G.D. Tansley and H. Fan and J. Niu",
year = "2011",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1109/SOPO.2011.5780642",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-4244-6555-2",
publisher = "IEEE",
booktitle = "2011 Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics (SOPO)",
address = "United States",
note = "2011 Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics, SOPO 2011 ; Conference date: 16-05-2011 Through 18-05-2011",
}