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Tissue welding using a low energy microsurgical CO2 laser
S Thomsen1, J R Morris, C R Neblett
1Department of Pathology, University of Miami, FL.
Medical Instrumentation
|August 1, 1987
Abstract:
A low energy, CO2 laser adapted specifically for microsurgery can be used to assist in anastomosis by "welding" tissue through thermal coagulation. Which tissue constituents contribute to the bond are not known, and different constituents may be important in welding different organs.