Infrared medical laser system with hollow optical fiber

Yoshihide Okagami; Mikinori Nishimura; Junko Oishi; Yi Wei Shi; Yuji Matsuura; Mitsunobu Miyagi

doi:10.1117/12.485387

Infrared medical laser system with hollow optical fiber

Yoshihide Okagami, Mikinori Nishimura, Junko Oishi, Yi Wei Shi, Yuji Matsuura, Mitsunobu Miyagi

MEN - Biomedical Engineering

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Medical infrared laser systems involving a beam delivery cable based on hollow optical fiber are introduced. Two types of the systems are developed to cover a wide range of medical applications: one with a CO₂ laser which is mainly for soft tissue ablation and another with an Er:YAG laser for ablation of hard tissue in dental applications. The both systems which have been recently commercialized newly adopted a hollow glass fiber having inner metal and polymer films. Because of the high mechanical and chemical stability flexibility, and the low production cost of the fibers, a reliable and easy-to-handle medical systems are launched at low cost. The components of the systems including the beam delivery cable and distal tips specialized for various medical applications are described in detail.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	56-61
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4957
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.485387
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	PROGRESS IN BIOMEDICAL OPTICS AND IMAGING: Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Applications III - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 2003 Jan 25 → 2003 Jan 28

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Hollow fibers
Infrared fibers
Infrared lasers

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