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I'm still not sure how to find out if it's FDA approved or not.An ultra-powerful handheld laser that looks like a lightsaber from Star Wars can cause permanent eye damage and even set skin ablaze, according to its manufacturer, Wicked Lasers.
ANSI Z136 standards are available from the Laser Institute of America ( )įDA guidelines on laser class definitions.Īccording to all that, as long as it's FDA approved, has all the proper labeling and warnings on the product, is not advertised as an entertainment device, and has all of the required safety features based on class.I think you can get it. IEC – International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 60825-1, Ed.
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This ANSI series of standards includes specific information for the safe use of such laser products in their applications of use.ġ.
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People who operate Class IIIb portable laser systems should be familiar with the above ANSI standards for safe use of lasers. Yes, battery-operated, portable laser systems can be sold in the U.S., providing that they fully comply with the standard, are certified and reported, and are not Class IIIb lasers sold or promoted for pointing or amusement purposes. Products should have a warning label (shown below) advising the user to avoid exposure to the laser radiation.Ĭonsumers who can not verify the above, or do not understand what it means, probably should not sell or purchase the products.Ĭan battery-operated, portable laser systems be sold in the U.S? * Complies with 21 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter Jġ. Laser products should have certification and identification labels stating the product complies with the federal laser standard. Laser products that are advertised as uncertified components may only be sold to other manufacturers and may not be sold to the public for general use. Class IIIb and class IV laser light show projectors, identified as such on the label, may only be sold by or to individuals or firms with current, approved laser light show variances from FDA.
Medical lasers may only be sold to licensed medical practitioners.Ģ. Consumers may unknowingly purchase an illegal laser product or may lose their money if the illegal product is refused entry into the U.S. I'm wearing $400 safety glasses to protect my eyes from a laser less than half as powerful as that, and that laser has on two occasions started my nitrile gloves smoking when I accidentally had my hand cross a beam path.įDA recommends that consumers be cautious when buying laser products over the internet. While that's all good for the laser industry, class IV lasers are not meant for use as toys. Like, saying that laser hair removal products used to cost $50,000+ and only doctors and the like would carry them, and in a few years we might see a ~$500 handheld home model. It's one of the things our VP's like to tell us about at quarterly meetings with regards to future products. While the specific engineering feats that allow cheaper lasers to be made is not my specialty, I can tell you that lasers are becoming considerably cheaper to produce on a power-to-cost ratio, in much the same way that other electronics do, like CPUs.
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I work in the laser industry (in fact, I am typing this on a computer that is testing a laser using control software in another window that takes a while to run, giving me time to hit up Ars on occasion).