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Title
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Novel Fiber Optic Tip Designs and Devices For Laser Surgery
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Author
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Hutchens, Thomas
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Date Created
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2013
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Description
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Fiber optic delivery of laser energy has been used for years in various types of surgical procedures in the human body. Optical energy provides several benefits over electrical or mechanical surgery, including the ability to selectively target spe...
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Title
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Improving Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy Efficiency
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Author
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Hardy, Luke
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Date Created
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2018
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Description
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Kidney stone disease affects approximately 10% of the U.S. population. Conventional Holmium:YAG infrared laser lithotripsy is a standard minimally invasive treatment that operates based on a photothermal interaction with the main chromophore in ti...
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Title
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Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy
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Author
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Blackmon, Richard
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Date Created
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2013
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Description
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The Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) has been studied as a potential alternative to the conventional Holmium:YAG laser (Ho:YAG) for the treatment of kidney stones. The TFL is more ideally suited for laser lithotripsy because of the higher absorption coef...
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Title
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SUBSURFACE THERMAL COAGULATION OF TISSUES USING NEAR INFRARED LASERS
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Author
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Chang, Chun-Hung
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Date Created
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2017
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Description
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Noninvasive laser therapy is currently limited primarily to cosmetic dermatological applications such as skin resurfacing, hair removal, tattoo removal and treatment of vascular birthmarks. In order to expand applications of noninvasive laser ther...
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Title
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Noninvasive Laser Vasectomy
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Author
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Cilip, Christopher
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Date Created
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2012
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Description
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Development of a noninvasive vasectomy technique may eliminate male fear of complications (incision, bleeding, infection, and scrotal pain) and result in a more popular procedure. These studies build off previous studies that report the ability to...
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Title
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Optical Stimulation of the Prostate Nerves: A Potential Diagnostic Technique
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Author
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Tozburun, Serhat
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Date Created
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2012
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Description
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There is wide variability in sexual potency rates (9 - 86%) after nerve-sparing prostate cancer surgery due to limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous nerves (CN's) on the prostate surface, which are responsible for erectile function. T...
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Title
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Novel Fiber Optic Tip Designs and Devices For Laser Surgery
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Author
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Hutchens, Thomas
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics
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Description
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Fiber optic delivery of laser energy has been used for years in various types of surgical procedures in the human body. Optical energy provides several benefits over electrical or mechanical surgery, including the ability to selectively target spe...
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Title
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Optical Stimulation of the Prostate Nerves: A Potential Diagnostic Technique
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Author
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Tozburun, Serhat
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics
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Description
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There is wide variability in sexual potency rates (9 - 86%) after nerve-sparing prostate cancer surgery due to limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous nerves (CN's) on the prostate surface, which are responsible for erectile function. T...
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Title
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Noninvasive Laser Vasectomy
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Author
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Cilip, Christopher
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Engineering, Biomedical engineering
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Description
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Development of a noninvasive vasectomy technique may eliminate male fear of complications (incision, bleeding, infection, and scrotal pain) and result in a more popular procedure. These studies build off previous studies that report the ability to...
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Title
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Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy
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Author
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Blackmon, Richard
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Biomedical engineering
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Description
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The Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) has been studied as a potential alternative to the conventional Holmium:YAG laser (Ho:YAG) for the treatment of kidney stones. The TFL is more ideally suited for laser lithotripsy because of the higher absorption coef...
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Title
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SUBSURFACE THERMAL COAGULATION OF TISSUES USING NEAR INFRARED LASERS
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Author
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Chang, Chun-Hung
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Biophysics, Biomedical engineering
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Description
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Noninvasive laser therapy is currently limited primarily to cosmetic dermatological applications such as skin resurfacing, hair removal, tattoo removal and treatment of vascular birthmarks. In order to expand applications of noninvasive laser ther...
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Title
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Improving Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy Efficiency
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Author
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Hardy, Luke
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics
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Description
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Kidney stone disease affects approximately 10% of the U.S. population. Conventional Holmium:YAG infrared laser lithotripsy is a standard minimally invasive treatment that operates based on a photothermal interaction with the main chromophore in ti...
