Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1997-04-10
2000-08-01
Peffley, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 13, 606 10, A61B 1818
Patent
active
060960310
ABSTRACT:
A medical laser system is disclosed for ablating biological material. The system includes an Erbium:YAG gain medium capable of generating a pulsed output having a wavelength of 2.9 microns. The laser is optimized to generate a pulsed output having a repetition rate of at least 50 hertz and preferably at least 100 hertz. The output is delivered to the target tissue via an optical fiber. Preferably, a suction source is provided to aspirate the tissue as it is being ablated. The erbium laser system provides accurate ablation with minimal damage to surrounding tissue.
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Hmelar Michael
Mitchell Gerald M.
Reed Edward D.
Spooner Greg J.
Coherent Inc.
Gibson Roy
Peffley Michael
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