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A CO2 laser for surgical research.
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In this article, an integrated CO2 laser and beam manipulator designed specifically for surgical research work is descirbed, and operational characteristics of the instrument relevant to such work are reported.Abstract:
The characteristics of CO2 lasers that render them interesting for surgical applications are reviewed. An instrument consisting of an integrated CO2 laser and beam manipulator, designed specifically for surgical research work, is descirbed. Operational characteristics of the instrument relevant to such work are reported. An accessory for endoscopic surgery is described and instrumentation for microsurgery is discussed. Surgical researches now in progress with this instrument are mentioned.read more
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Lasers in Otolaryngology
TL;DR: In this article, the CO2-laser was used in a human cadaver larynx to produce discrete wounds and showed that the 10.6 µm wavelength is strongly absorbed by water and biological tissue, which is high in water content, absorbs the laser energy well.
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Development of Instrumentation for Surgery with Carbon Dioxide Lasers
TL;DR: The applications of laser to medicine and surgery are based on the characteristics of laser devices and on the interactions that take place between electromagnetic energy and biological materials as discussed by the authors, and instruments using lasers to obtain desirable interactions with biological materials embody technical principles taken from such other fields as optics, electronics, mechanics.
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Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Early Glottic Carcinoma
June Rj Lin,Eitan Prisman +1 more
TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to provide a general overview of the surgical techniques of transoral laser microsurgery, particularly in the treatment of early glottic carcinoma.
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Laser assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.
TL;DR: In the last seven years, 195 patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome were subjected to Laser Ass Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (LAUP), which is like a visit to a dentist.
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Laryngeal temperature simulations during carbon dioxide laser irradiation delivered by a scanning micromanipulator.
Lou Reinisch,C. Gaelyn Garrett +1 more
TL;DR: Using the scatter-limited phototherapy techniques, it is seen how a computer-controlled laser can make incisions with less thermal damage by ablating away tissue holding a significant amount of heat from the previous pulse before it has time to diffuse through the tissue.
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Rapid endoscopic control of bleeding gastric erosions by laser radiation.
Robert L. Goodale,Akira Okada,Ricardo Gonzales,John W. Borner,Richard F. Edlich,Owen H. Wangensteen +5 more
TL;DR: In seven dogs, anesthetized and heparinized, bleeding ulcers caused by hot acid jets stopped after five seconds of laser radiation, and the rapid production of hemostasis leads to consideration of the CO2laser in certain poor-risk patients who have massive bleeding from gastric erosions.