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Coherent Star

Coherent Star was a laser manufaturer formed from the merger of Coherent, Inc. and Star Medical in 1999. The company later changed their name to Coherent Medical Group.

In 2001, Lumenis was formed through merger of Coherent Medical Group and ESC/Sharplan

This information is for archival purposes. For the latest information, please see the Lumenis page.

Contact information

Parent Company

• Address: Coherent, Inc. Corporate Headquarters 5100 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054
• Telephone: 408-764-4000
• Fax:
• website: http://www.coherentinc.com
• email:

Coherent Star

• Address: 1249 Quarry Lane, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94566
• Telephone: 925.484.2140
• Fax: 925.484.3802
• website: http://www.starmedical.com/
• email:

Star Medical Technologies was at one time an 80%-owned subsidiary of Palomar Medical Technologies. In 1999 Palomar sold Star to Coherent.

Available devices

LightSheer™ Diode Laser System for Hair Removal

Features: The long pulse width is more effective and friendlier to the skin. A patented ChillTip™ handpiece.

The LightSheer comes in five different models:

• LightSheer SC -- Low cost .
• LightSheer EC -- higher fluence and higher coverage rate
• LightSheer XC -- fastest in the LightSheer family, with the highest coverage rate and highest peak power.
• LightSheer SP -- Compact
• LightSheer EP -- Compact, with higher repetition rate and fluence.