High-intensity ablative/coagulative side-delivery endoscopic devices

Millard M. Judy; James Lester Matthews; W. W. Gardetto

doi:10.1117/12.240038

17 May 1996 High-intensity ablative/coagulative side-delivery endoscopic devices

Millard M. Judy, James Lester Matthews, W. W. Gardetto

Proceedings Volume 2671, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VI; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240038
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The optical beam profile, power transmission efficiency, and tissue effects on the Idaho potato model of 1.064-micrometer Nd:YAG radiation were determined using a fiber with the 3M High-Power Side-Firing Tip. The results suggest that a single mechanically and thermally robust beam-focusing tip may be used for both ablation and coagulation in the treatment of benign prostate hypertrophy.

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Millard M. Judy, James Lester Matthews, and W. W. Gardetto "High-intensity ablative/coagulative side-delivery endoscopic devices", Proc. SPIE 2671, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VI, (17 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240038

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