Abstract
Early medical laser procedures have employed time-tested and established lasers such as the argon-ion, dye, Nd:YAG, and CO2 lasers. Advances in solid state lasers in the mid-infrared spectral region and their recent commercial availability have placed a new wavelength region at the disposal of the medical community. The advantages and convenience of use of these solid state lasers, in addition to the benefits derived from accessibility to laser wavelengths in which tissue absorption is increased with a minimal amount of surrounding tissue damage, opens an exciting new area for surgical applications. This paper will describe three solid state lasers in the 1.5 to 3 m wavelength region which are presently in use in the medical community. Laser design considerations will also be presented.Early medical laser procedures have employed time-tested and established lasers such as the argon-ion, dye, Nd:YAG, and CO2 lasers. Advances in solid state lasers in the mid-infrared spectral region and their recent commercial availability have placed a new wavelength region at the disposal of the medical community. The advantages and convenience of use of these solid state lasers, in addition to the benefits derived from accessibility to laser wavelengths in which tissue absorption is increased with a minimal amount of surrounding tissue damage, opens an exciting new area for surgical applications. This paper will describe three solid state lasers in the 1.5 to 3 m wavelength region which are presently in use in the medical community. Laser design considerations will also be presented.
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