Laser-induced shockwave lithotripsy by use of a 1-us Alexandrite laser

Ralf Brinkmann; Wilhelm Meyer; Ralf Engelhardt; John C. Walling

doi:10.1117/12.17441

1 June 1990 Laser-induced shockwave lithotripsy by use of a 1-μs Alexandrite laser

Ralf Brinkmann, Wilhelm Meyer, Ralf Engelhardt, John C. Walling

Proceedings Volume 1200, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17441
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

For laser lithotripsy with s pulses there have only been dye lasers available with fixed pulse length and pulse shape. The development of a pulse stretched Alexandrite laser offers the possibility to control these parameters, thus to find their optimum for lithotripsy. This paper describes the laser system and reports on the first results that have been achieved concerning fiber transmission with extended pulses, fiber damage thresholds, fragmentation rates avoid adverse tissue effects.

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Ralf Brinkmann, Wilhelm Meyer, Ralf Engelhardt, and John C. Walling "Laser-induced shockwave lithotripsy by use of a 1-μs Alexandrite laser", Proc. SPIE 1200, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems II, (1 June 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17441

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