Fiber-optic needles

SEDI-ATI has developed a very specific know-how in the integration of optical fibers into metallic needles for industrial or medical applications.
A variety of optical fibers ranging from singlemode fibers to large-core multimode fibers up to 1000 μm can be encased within a custom hypodermic needle.

All our fibers are USP class VI certified, non toxic and biocompatible.

The bevel of the needle can be flat or angled to your specification. A pyramidal tip as for a standard injection needle can also be offered. Any variation in the angles of the main bevel and the side bevels is possible.

Our assembly technique avoids any stress on the fibre when polishing the tip of the bevel.

The needle probe can be fitted with different types of connectors, including FC/PC, FC/APC, SMA, stand-alone connectors, or others on request.

INDUSTRY

A special treatment of the needle gives excellent material penetration (wood, fruit, etc.), just like a syringe needle.
This optical fiber needle probe is ideal for non-destructive and real-time fluorescence imaging, as well as Raman measurements.

Emerging applications for this fascinating new imaging tool include agri-food and agriculture.

MEDICAL

This fiber-optic needle probe is therefore ideal to perform realtime in vivo deeptissue fluorescence imaging and deep tissue Raman measurements.
Emerging applications for this fascinating new imaging tool include cancer diagnosis, pulmonary imaging, eye imaging and brain imaging.

Please note that we do not handle CE marking. We can help you compile the technical documentation.

Please contact us to discuss your specific requirements.