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Side-firing fiber device for underwater tissue ablation with Ho: YAG and Er: YAG laser radiation

Foehn et al., 1998

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6500988484417218567
Author
Foehn O
Pratisto H
Koenz F
Ith M
Altermatt H
Frenz M
Weber H
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Publication venue
Journal of Biomedical Optics

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ABSTRACT A side-firing fiber device for arthroscopic Ho: YAG (2.12 m) and Er: YAG (2.94 m) laser applications was designed and constructed. The fiber delivery instrument consisted of a zirconium fluoride (ZrF4) fiber equipped with a coaxially mounted short end-piece of low …
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