Preliminary experiments of possible uses in medicine of novel plastic hollow fibers for transmission of CO2 radiation
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
- Vol. 10 (3) , 291-294
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.1900100310
Abstract
Plastic hollow fibers for the transmission of CO2 laser energy in curved paths were produced by plating the inner surface of plastic tubes with a metal film and dielectric film upon that. These fibers can transmit high power, up to 40 W at the outlet, with high transmission yield even through several bendings. To demonstrate a possible use of the fibers, they were checked for their influence on live tissues of dogs. Incisions were made in the liver, and ulcers in the dogs' stomachs were treated. The fibers were inserted into the stomach through the esophagus. Complete healing was observed after 4 weeks.Keywords
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