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Indirect laser surgery

Applied Physics A volume 122, Article number: 181 (2016) Cite this article

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In the present communication, it is shown that a laser scalpel operating at the wavelength of 0.97 μm with a fiber tip having a strongly absorbing coating proves to be efficient for making contact incisions. At 6 W laser pump radiation, the temperature of silica glass on the cutting fiber tip during cutting is close to the silica glass softening point. The high fiber tip temperature allows bloodless resection with the cut depth of more than 1 mm and with high tissue cutting speed.

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Acknowledgments

The work was undertaken with financial support from the RSF Grant “The Use of Laser Induced Nonequilibrium Processes in Medical Technologies” No. 14-15-00840.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, RAS, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia

    V. Bredikhin, V. Kamensky, N. Sapogova & N. Bityurin

  2. Nizhniy Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia

    V. Elagin, M. Shakhova & L. Snopova

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Bredikhin, V., Kamensky, V., Sapogova, N. et al. Indirect laser surgery. Appl. Phys. A 122, 181 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-9734-2

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Keywords

  • Silica Glass
  • Silica Fiber
  • Laser Resection
  • Coagulation Area
  • Laser Scalpel