TY - JOUR
T1 - PD7-11 LASER FIBER CLEAVING TECHNIQUES – THE EFFECT UPON ENERGY OUTPUT AND TIP MORPHOLOGY
AU - Vassantachart, Janna
AU - Lightfoot, Michelle
AU - Maldonado, Jonathan
AU - Yeo, Alexander
AU - Martin, Jacob
AU - Lee, Michael
AU - Li, Roger
AU - Alsyouf, Muhannad
AU - Olgin, Gaudencio
AU - Baldwin, Dalton D.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Commercially-available reusable laser fibers require proper cleaving of the silica core to maintain an optimal working life. The purpose of this study is to quantify the effect of different cleaving tools on energy output of the laser fiber and demonstrate changes in appearance with microscopy. METHODS: The uncleaved, manufactured tip of a new Lumenis 365 mm Reusable SlimLine laser fiber was used to obtain baseline energy transmission values using a Lumenis VP100 holmium laser set at 3 watts (0.6J, 5Hz). The fiber was then stripped with a standard 365 mm fiber stripper and cleaved using a scribe pen cleaving tool, a diamond cleaving wheel, suture scissors and a 15 blade scalpel. Fibers were cleaved with each tool 7 times, and 3 energy measurements were taken for each tip following cleaving. The fiber tips were then imaged with a scanning electron microscope for visual characterization. Independent samples Kruskal-Wallis test was used for statistical analysis, with significance at p
AB - INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Commercially-available reusable laser fibers require proper cleaving of the silica core to maintain an optimal working life. The purpose of this study is to quantify the effect of different cleaving tools on energy output of the laser fiber and demonstrate changes in appearance with microscopy. METHODS: The uncleaved, manufactured tip of a new Lumenis 365 mm Reusable SlimLine laser fiber was used to obtain baseline energy transmission values using a Lumenis VP100 holmium laser set at 3 watts (0.6J, 5Hz). The fiber was then stripped with a standard 365 mm fiber stripper and cleaved using a scribe pen cleaving tool, a diamond cleaving wheel, suture scissors and a 15 blade scalpel. Fibers were cleaved with each tool 7 times, and 3 energy measurements were taken for each tip following cleaving. The fiber tips were then imaged with a scanning electron microscope for visual characterization. Independent samples Kruskal-Wallis test was used for statistical analysis, with significance at p
UR - http://www.jurology.com/article/S0022-5347(14)00958-6/fulltext
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/5ea97786-990b-3c11-b8bb-e3ceca3765ba/
U2 - 10.1016/j.juro.2014.02.700
DO - 10.1016/j.juro.2014.02.700
M3 - Meeting abstract
VL - 191
JO - The Journal of Urology
JF - The Journal of Urology
IS - 4S
ER -