Four energy levels device for skin punching

D. Savastru; Esofina Ristici; Marina Mustata; S. Miclos; M. I. Rusu; C. Radu; V. Savu

doi:10.1117/12.730207

25 April 2007 Four energy levels device for skin punching

D. Savastru, Esofina Ristici, Marina Mustata, S. Miclos, M. I. Rusu, C. Radu, V. Savu

Proceedings Volume 6606, Advanced Laser Technologies 2006; 66061I (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730207
Event: Advanced Laser Technologies 2006, 2006, Brasov, Romania

Abstract

Generally, the beam distribution in the tissue in interaction with a pulsed laser is defined by optical properties (effective scattering and absorption coefficient). In 2900 nm range, the effective scattering coefficient is much smaller than the absorption coefficient. An Er:YAG skin puncher is presented. Thermal action of a laser beam can be described as one of three types: hyperthermia, coagulation and volatilization, depending on the degree and the duration of tissue heating. We are interested in the volatilization process that means a loss of material. The various constituents of the tissue disappear in smoke at above 100⁰C in a relatively short time of around one tenth of a second. At the edges of the volatilization zone there is a region of coagulation necrosis. In presented case of an Er:YAG laser operating in a free generation mode, the mechanical effects can result from explosive vaporization. When the exposure time of the laser is lower than the characteristic time of the thermal diffusion in the tissue, it produces a thermal containment with an accumulation of heat without diffusion and an explosive vaporization of the target. The Er:YAG laser device has the pulse length of about 160 microseconds and four emitted energy levels. This device is used to punch the skin for blood sampling for different kinds of analysis. The front panel of the device has four keys to select the desired energy according to the skin type.

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D. Savastru, Esofina Ristici, Marina Mustata, S. Miclos, M. I. Rusu, C. Radu, and V. Savu "Four energy levels device for skin punching", Proc. SPIE 6606, Advanced Laser Technologies 2006, 66061I (25 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730207

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Laser tissue interaction

Er:YAG lasers

Skin

Absorption

Laser scattering

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Tissue optics

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