TY - JOUR
T1 - Preliminary experiments of possible uses in medicine of novel plastic hollow fibers for transmission of CO2 radiation
AU - Kaplan, Isaac
AU - Giler, Shamai
AU - Dror, Jacob
AU - Gannot, Israel
AU - Croitoru, Nathan
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - CO laser hollow fibers
KW - infrared radiation delivery
KW - internal operation
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U2 - 10.1002/lsm.1900100310
DO - 10.1002/lsm.1900100310
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AN - SCOPUS:0025113829
SN - 0196-8092
VL - 10
SP - 291
EP - 294
JO - Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
JF - Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
IS - 3
ER -