Surgical CO2 Laser Units With Specialized Beam-Delivery Systems

V. G. Artjuschenko; L. Danaila; E. M. Dianov; D. C. Dumitras; D. C. A. Dutu; V. I. Konov; S. M. Nikiforov; A. M. Prokhorov; H. Saker; M. M. Sargin; I. Ursu

doi:10.1117/12.952061

11 September 1989 Surgical CO₂ Laser Units With Specialized Beam-Delivery Systems

V. G. Artjuschenko, L. Danaila, E. M. Dianov, D. C. Dumitras, D. C. A. Dutu, V. I. Konov, S. M. Nikiforov, A. M. Prokhorov, H. Saker, M. M. Sargin, I. Ursu

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Proceedings Volume 1066, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952061
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The continuous expanding of CO₂ laser applications in medicine needs not only compact, reliable and multifunctional surgical CO₂ laser units, but also specialized beam delivery systems, which are essential to extend the clinical use of lasers. Our effort for improving the surgical CO₂ laser units was directed to : a) developing compact CO₂ laser scalpels, reliable and more suitable for the surgical operating theatre by using high performance with low maintenance average power sealed-off CO₂ lasers; b) designing specialized electronic circuits to increase the protection degree against uncontrolled irradiation by technical failures or wrong manipulation; c) extending the operating regimes, i.e. continuous wave, laser pulses with pre-established length and laser pulses with variable repetition frequency. The beam delivery systems used with our surgical CO₂ lasers units included opto-mechanical articulated arms, IR fiber optic cables and laser microscope adaptors. Coupling different CO₂ laser scalpels, beam delivery systems and terminals, we have tested these surgical laser units in neurosurgery, otolaryngology,,ophthalmology and microvascular lympho-venous anastomosis. The most significant data recorded by us on the interaction of laser radiation with living matter are shortly reviewed.

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V. G. Artjuschenko, L. Danaila, E. M. Dianov, D. C. Dumitras, D. C. A. Dutu, V. I. Konov, S. M. Nikiforov, A. M. Prokhorov, H. Saker, M. M. Sargin, and I. Ursu "Surgical CO₂ Laser Units With Specialized Beam-Delivery Systems", Proc. SPIE 1066, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems, (11 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952061

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