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Smooth Passage™ Holmium Fiber Tips on ProFlex™ LLF
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In the course of studying other manufacturers' holmium laser fibers we sometimes observe surprising differences. In this case, we knew that our tips were different -- heck, we gave them a special name -- but just how much difference they made was the surprise. The two fibers in the photo are "1000 micron", meaning they have either a 910 μm or 940 μm core inside a 1 mm diameter glass cladding. The upper one was made by the manufacturer of the laser upon which the two fibers were used and the lower one is our Smooth Passage™ Tip on ProFlex™ LLF. Both fibers...
The Devitrification Cascade -- Blast Shield Disease & Contagion
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Initiation, Progression and Transmission of Holmium Laser Blast Shield Failures My business partner has repeatedly told me not to assume that others know what I know – “Get the information out there, Stephen. Much that you take for granted is new and valuable to others.” It’s hard to know what these nuggets of value are. I am usually enlightened by a customer question, complaint or concern. That is the case for this blog post examining blast shield and fiber failures as an outbreak of disease. While the outbreak described progressed rapidly due to sharing reusable fibers between laser generators, small outbreaks may also...
All Holmium Laser Fibers are the Same, Right? Part 9
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All Holmium Laser Fibers are the Same, Right? Part 8: Moses and the Stones
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Losses due to boiling water in surgery can be much larger than most surgeons appreciate and, in some cases these losses approach the total pulse energy, rendering laser surgery ineffective. It is important to know the variables affecting boiling losses and how to negotiate around these losses to optimize efficacy in laser lithotripsy.
All Holmium Laser Fibers are the Same, Right? Part 7: Cladding Modes
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All Holmium Laser Fibers are the Same, Right? Part 7: Cladding Modes Ignorance of reality yields solutions that function solely as fantasy. What are ‘Cladding Modes’? ‘Cladding modes’ are almost universally misunderstood as being light rays or modes of propagation that are contained solely within the fiber cladding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6yjDPo4AHg Snell’s law precludes the containment described in this video (Figure 1 is adapted from the video), a video that is representative of the majority of descriptions one finds for ‘cladding modes’ in the literature. Figure 1: Classic example of oversimplified and erroneous depiction of ‘cladding modes’ While it is possible to...