Laser Soldering for Laparoscopic Bonding of Tissues in Pigs

Dmitry Shumalinsky; Leonid Lobik; Shmuel Cytron; Marisa Halpern; Tamar Vasilyev; Avi Ravid; Arye Levita; Abraham Katzir

doi:10.1117/12.485295

Laser Soldering for Laparoscopic Bonding of Tissues in Pigs

Dmitry Shumalinsky, Leonid Lobik, Shmuel Cytron, Marisa Halpern, Tamar Vasilyev, Avi Ravid, Arye Levita, Abraham Katzir

Barzilai University Medical Center

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Abstract

Introduction: Laparoscopic pyeloplasty is used for the repair of uretero-pelvic junction (UPJ) obstructions. Our aim was to do it using laser tissue soldering. Materials and Methods: We developed a tissue bonding system based on a CO₂ laser, a temperature detector and infrared transmitting optical fibers, to obtain temperature controlled laser soldering of incisions. The system was then adapted for laparoscopic soldering of ureters of pigs. Results: We successfully carried out laparoscopic pyeloplasty in a porcine model, using a procedure based on CO₂ laser soldering. Conclusions: Laparoscopic laser soldering was found to be faster than suturing, it was easier to use and provided watertight bonding. This technique will be useful in other surgical procedures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-234
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4949
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.485295
State	Published - 29 Sep 2003
Event	Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems XIII - San Jose,CA, United States Duration: 25 Jan 2003 → 26 Jan 2003

Keywords

CO laser
IR fibers
Laparoscopic pyeloplasty
Soldering
Urology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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