Laser surgical system

Details Laser surgical system Laser surgical system

1982-01-12

1986-04-22

Cohen, Lee S.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128395, 219121LQ, 350 9632, A61B 1736

Patent

active

045835390

ABSTRACT:
A laser surgical instrument uses a CO.sub.2 laser source and an articulated arm structure to maintain single mode transmission of a 10.6 .mu.m beam to probe. In one configuration, high power is maintained for photo-transection and/or photocauterization. A second probe embodiment introduces other degrees of functionality such as aspiration, irrigation and internal viewing. Internal illumination is achieved by using the sheaths of quartz waveguides to transmit visible light while the laser beam is propagated internally in the waveguide structure.

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