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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Freiberg, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Colette Cozean, El Toro, CA (US);
Assignee:
Premier Laser Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 25 ; 372 35 ; 372 92 ;
Abstract
An optically pumped mid-infrared solid-state laser with high pulse repetition rate is described for use in laser surgery. The laser produces a wavelength between 1.7 and 4.0 microns, and is optically pumped. The rise and fall times of the pump pulses are sufficiently short to avoid thermal lensing induced instability. The laser provides an increased rate of tissue cutting without necessitating an increase in the pulse energy.