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In general surgery, the CO2 laser and the Neodym:YAG laser have been used so far. The CO2 laser has an excellent cutting property and the Nd:YAG laser a coagulating, vaporizing quality, but neither of them was completely satisfying for single use. For obvious reasons, these two systems have been combined. After unsatisfying experiments with technical problems [1], a combilaser was constructed. The Combilaser from the Lasermatic company is the first laser which combines these two systems.
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Dinstl, K. (1992). Possibilities of Combination of Carbon Dioxide and Nd:YAG. In: Bastert, G., Wallwiener, D. (eds) Lasers in Gynecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45683-1_42
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