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The Ceralas D 980 nm diode laser from biolitec, specifically designed for soft-tissue applications in ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology).

ENT
abbr.
ear, nose, and throat



ENT

ear, nose and throat.

ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology
 and general surgery, features a flexible fiberoptic delivery system and a unique wavelength that allow precise, controlled applications. With optimal absorption in water and hemoglobin, the Ceralas D's 980-nm wavelength cuts and coagulates without collateral tissue damage, necrosis, or charring.

Suitable for minimally invasive endoscopic surgeries, the Ceralas D laser works particularly well in procedures requiring microscopic or video magnification because of its flexible delivery system and the bloodless surgical field it provides. For minimally invasive ENT applications, the Ceralas D laser (in conjunction with a flexible microendoscope) simplifies numerous procedures.

In laryngologic and oral surgery, the laser enhances patient recovery and provides a clean, bloodless field for tonsillectomies, stapedectomies, stapedotomies, thyroidectomies, and laryngeal papilloma papilloma /pap·il·lo·ma/ (pap?il-o´mah) a benign tumor derived from epithelium.papillo´matous

fibroepithelial papilloma  a type containing extensive fibrous tissue.
 removals. It is also useful in the extraction of oropharyngeal oropharyngeal /oro·pha·ryn·ge·al/ (-fah-rin´je-al)
1. pertaining to the mouth and pharynx.

2. pertaining to the oropharynx.
 carcinomas and other benign lesions of the ear, nose, or throat. In the excision and vaporization vaporization, change of a liquid or solid substance to a gas or vapor. There is fundamentally no difference between the terms gas and vapor, but gas is used commonly to describe a substance that appears in the gaseous state under standard conditions of  of vocal fold nodules and polyps, the multifunctional Ceralas D laser corrects telangiectasia telangiectasia /tel·an·gi·ec·ta·sia/ (tel-an?je-ek-ta´zhah) permanent dilation of preexisting small blood vessels, creating focal red lesions.  of the face by photocoagulation photocoagulation /pho·to·co·ag·u·la·tion/ (-ko-ag?u-la´shun) condensation of protein material by the controlled use of an intense beam of light (e.g. .

Compact and portable at only 15 pounds, the Ceralas D requires no maintenance or special cooling and features both continuous and pulsed (0.01 to 99.9 sec, on and off) operating modes.

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Publication:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EUGE
Date:Nov 1, 2002
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