Model for evaluation of infectibility of CO2 laser fusion anastomoses

Samuel C. Aldridge; David Mercer; Robert S. Warren; Amelia J. Michael; John V. White M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.137350

1 June 1992 Model for evaluation of infectibility of CO₂ laser fusion anastomoses

Samuel C. Aldridge, David Mercer, Robert S. Warren, Amelia J. Michael, John V. White M.D.

Proceedings Volume 1643, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137350
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

In every surgical endeavor, the process of tissue repair should ideally result in the reapproximation of di''ided structures ith the restoration of anatomical tissue plane ind minimal scarring. Over the past to centuries, fine needle nd suture techniques have been used to accompliBh this; they have, however, fallen quite short of ideal repair. Ihe use of even fine suture for the reapproxirnation of arteries results in chronic inflammatory response that eventually lead to a neointimal hyperplasia, atherosclerosis, stenosis, and occIuion These problems the needle and suture led us to explore the use of thermal lasers for tissue repair.

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Samuel C. Aldridge, David Mercer, Robert S. Warren, Amelia J. Michael, and John V. White M.D. "Model for evaluation of infectibility of CO₂ laser fusion anastomoses", Proc. SPIE 1643, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems III, (1 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137350

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