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- the present invention generally relates to laser systems, and, particularly, to systems com ⁇ prising fiber lasers.
- Holmium-lasers emitting laser beams having a wavelength of 2.1 ⁇ m are suitable for various medical applications, especially in minimal-invasive or endoscopic surgery.
- a wavelength of 2.1 ⁇ m and the pulsed emission characteristics of Ho-lasers e.g. a Holmium-Yttrium-Aluminium-Garnet-laser, Ho:YAG-laser
- Ho-lasers are suitable for pre ⁇ cisely localized tissue ablation without conflicting thermal side effects in surrounding volume.
- - Water has a strong absorption coefficient at a wavelength of 2.1 ⁇ m wherein the water absorption coefficient characterizes tissue ablation characteristics because human tissue contains about 80% water (see Fig. 1).
- Known Ho-laser systems for minimal-invasive surgery comprise a Ho-laser, a transmission fiber for transmission of the laser beam from the Ho-laser, a coupling unit coupling the Ho-laser and the transmission fiber and an end piece connected to the transmission fiber for delivering the laser beam to a treatment region.
- Ho-laser systems for minimal-invasive applications provide laser beams ha ⁇ ving a power of 2OW and more.
- a typical transmission fiber has a diameter of 400 ⁇ m and more for use, e.g., in the treatment of Benign Prostate Hyperopia (BPH) and lithotripsy.
- BPH Benign Prostate Hyperopia
- Known systems exhibit several problems. Coupling of pulsed high-energy laser ra ⁇ diation having a wavelength of 2.1 ⁇ m into a transmission fiber having a small diameter is critical and troublesome and results in maintenance problems and degradation of involved components.
- Ho-laser systems require extensive cooling and space for system accommoda- tion. Further, pulsed laser radiation provided by Ho-laser systems is not suitable for several minimal-invasive applications due to Shock waves produced by pulsed laser radiation.
- the object of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks of known systems and to provide an improved laser-based arrangement for minimal-invasive procedures.
- the present invention provides a system, which comprises a fiber laser for generation of laser radiation, and an applicator coupled with the fiber laser, the applicator being adapted for delivery of laser radiation from the fiber laser to an area of interest and comprising an endoscopic fiber or bare fiber.
- the present invention provides an apparatus which comprises an endoscopic fiber or bare fiber a an applicator and a fiber laser for generation of laser radiation, the applicator for delivering laser radiation from the fiber laser to an area of interest.
- Fig. 1 is a draft showing absorption coefficients of different substances and fluids versus laser radiation wavelengths
- Fig. 2 schematically illustrates an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a further embodiment of the present invention. Detailed description of the invention
- an embodiment comprises a fiber laser 1.
- the fiber laser 1 comprises, as active or lasing medium, a doped active fiber 2.
- doped active fiber 2 examples include Thallium doped fibers (Tm-doped fibers) and fibers having different dopings enabling generation of laser radiation having a wavelength in a range around 2,0 ⁇ m (or l,5 ⁇ m to 3,0 ⁇ m.
- the wavelength can be, e.g., in the range of l,92 ⁇ m to l,96 ⁇ m, such as l,94 ⁇ m.
- such a radiation wavelength improves precisely localized treatments and the confinement of radiation energy within an area of interest because the water absorption coefficient at a wavelength of 2.0 ⁇ m is even higher than the water absorp ⁇ tion coefficient effective in prior approaches.
- laser diodes 3 are provided for pumping active fiber 2. Although several laser diodes 3 are shown in Fig. 2, a single laser diode 3 can be sufficient. One aspect determi ⁇ ning the number of laser diodes 3 is a laser power and its scaling, respectively, to be generated by fiber laser 1. Laser diodes 3 pump active fiber 2 by emitting respective pump radiation, suitable for corresponding absorption bands of fiber dopants.
- active fiber 2 is polished and coated such end face 4 provides the function of a mirror, e. g. a high reflectivity mirror serving as rear mirror of fiber laser 1.
- an energy monitor 10 is arranged by means of which laser energy generated in active fiber 2 can be monitored.
- Controller 13 further controls a power supply 11, which supplies power for laser diodes 3.
- Power supply 11 can be, for example, a low voltage power supply such as a 24V power supply.
- a central power supply 12 supplies power to all components of fiber laser 1 requiring power supply.
- figure 2 merely illustrates connections between central power supply 12, on the one hand, and power supply 11 and controller 13, on the other hand, central power supply 12 can be also connected to energy monitor 10 and/or a display 14. Further, central power supply 12 and power supply 11 can be replaced by a single power supply providing power to each component of fiber laser 1 requiring power supply.
- fiber laser 1 can comprise an input interface (i.e. keyboard, buttons, sliders, etc.) for cont- rolling fiber laser 1. Such an input interface can be used in addition or as alternative to a touch screen provided by display 14.
- the system illustrated in Rg. 2 comprises a transmission fiber 7 for transmission of laser radiation generated by fiber laser 1 to an applicator 8.
- the length of transmission fiber 7 depends upon the application to be carried out and can range, for example, form a few cen ⁇ timeters to several meters.
- transmission fiber 7 is illustrated as being flexible over its entire length.
- transmission fiber 7 can include rigid portions.
- transmission fiber's 7 end portion coupled with applicator 8 can be rigid in order to support insertion into a channel of an endoscope and/or handling of applicator 8.
- the end portion of transmission fiber 7, which receives laser radiation from the fiber laser device 1, can be formed from a rigid material.
- Applicator 8 receives a laser radiation generated by fiber laser 1 via transmission fiber 7 and emits laser radiation into an area of interest 9.
- Coupling of transmission fiber 7 and fiber laser 1 can be accomplished in different ways. As illustrated in Fig. 2, this coupling can include a coupling portion 5 arranged in a housing of fiber laser 1. Coupling portion 5 serves to accommodate the end of fiber 2 opposite its end face 4. The end of active fiber 2 arranged in coupling portion 5 can comprise a connector 6 for connection with transmission fiber 7. Transmission fiber 7 can comprise a connector 6' for connection with connector 6. Connectors 6 and 6" can be designed such that the respec ⁇ tive end faces of active fiber 2 and transmission fiber 7 can be brought into close contact for transmission of laser radiation from active fiber 2 into transmission fiber 7. Coupling of active fiber 2 and transmission fiber 7 can be also accomplished by splicing at least one of the fi- bers.
- the diameters of active fiber 2 and trans ⁇ mission fiber 7 are of comparable size, e.g. equal size. This allows an easy coupling of fibers 2 and 7 by simple contact coupling via the respective fiber front faces or by splicing.
- Possible diameters for fibers 2 and 7 include diameters in the range of 200 ⁇ m to 600 ⁇ m and diame ⁇ ters of about 200 ⁇ m, about lOO ⁇ m, and about 50 ⁇ m and smaller. Such fiber diameters are especially suitable for endoscopic applications in the field of neurosurgery.
- coupling of active fiber 2 and transmission fiber 7 is not required if fibers 2 and 7 are formed as a single fiber. According to this aspect, a portion of such a sin ⁇ gle fiber serves as active fiber 2, while the remaining fiber portion serves as transmission fiber 7.
- fiber laser 1 does not suffer from thermal load and thermal lensing.
- the beam parameter product is extremely good ena- bling an easy coupling of active fiber 2 and transmission fiber 7 even if the fibers' diameters are different.
- coupling of transmission fiber 7 having a diameter smaller than the diameter of active fiber 2 does not represent a problem as compared with prior ap ⁇ proaches.
- fiber laser 1 exhibits no thermal lensing and, thus, no pointing sta ⁇ bility issues, coupling of laser radiation more than 1OW into transmission fiber is easily possible even if transmission fiber 7 has a diameter of less than 200 ⁇ m.
- Fiber laser 1 can be operated to generate pulsed laser radiation and/or continuous laser radiation (continues wave emission, cw emission). Pulsed emission of fiber laser 1 can be software controlled to generate, for example, laser pulses having a duration in the range of 0,5ms to 20ms, e.g. of about lms. Operating fiber laser 1 in a pulsed mode is suitable for applications such as lithotripsy of kidney stones or stones in the gall bladder, endoscopic microsurgery or treatments concerning BPH.
- Operating fiber laser 1 in a continuous wave emission mode can be used, for example, in sensitive microsurgery (e.g. neurosurgery) where acoustic-shock waves usually produced by pulsed laser radiation have to be prevented.
- sensitive microsurgery e.g. neurosurgery
- acoustic-shock waves usually produced by pulsed laser radiation have to be prevented.
- Fiber laser 1 can generate laser radiation energy in the range of 5W to 5OW, e.g. a 1OW laser radiation energy. Possible duty cycles of fiber laser 1 can be in the range of 10% to 50%.
- FIG. 3 Another embodiment illustrated in Fig. 3 provides an apparatus comprising fiber laser 1, transmission fiber 7 and applicator 8 described in greater detail with reference to figure 2.
- the apparatus according to Fig. 3 further comprises an endoscope 15 having channels (not referenced) for instrumentation 16, observation optics 17, transmission fiber 7 etc.
- instrumentation 2 can be an endoscopic scissor having handles 17 on its proximal end and tiny scissors 17' on its distal end.
- Observation optics 18 arranged in an channel of endoscope 15 can comprise individual rod lenses for imaging objects at the distal end of endoscope 15. Images provided by observa ⁇ tion optics 18 can be displayed via an optical fiber 19 on a monitor 20.
- Endoscope 15 can further comprise a channel 29 to remove fluids and cutted tissue using, for example, a fluid pump (not illustrated) being in connection with channel 21.
- a fluid pump (not illustrated) being in connection with channel 21.
- transmission fiber 7 and applicator 8 can be guided for insertion via endoscope 15 towards an endoscopic area of interest 22.
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