Excimerlaser und Taperfaser : ein effizientes Instrument für die Ablation von Knorpel- und Knochengewebe ; Excimer laser and tapered fiber : a break-through in fiber assisted cartilage and bone ablation
Journal article published in 1990 by
Renate Jahn,
Martin Dressel,
Heinz Fabian,
Harald Gerhardt,
J. Kesper,
Karl-Friedrich Klein,
Hans-Ulrich Langendorff,
Walter Neu,
Ulrich Sowada,
Karl-Heinz Jungbluth
Abstract
In order to optimize bone and cartilage ablation various excimer-lasersystem at 308 nm wavelength and tapered fibers were combined. In comparison with conventional optical fiber the achieved drilling speed showed obvious superiority of this specially shaped light guide.