Microfocusing sapphire capillary needle for laser surgery and therapy: Fabrication and characterization.

Journal of Biophotonics
Irina N DolganovaVladimir N Kurlov

Abstract

A sapphire shaped capillary needle designed for collimating and focusing of laser radiation was proposed and fabricated by the edge-defined film-fed growth technique. It features an as-grown surface quality, high transparency for visible and near-infrared radiation, high thermal and chemical resistance and the complex shape of the tip, which protects silica fibers. The needle's geometrical parameters can be adjusted for use in various situations, such as type of tissue, modality of therapy and treatment protocol. The focusing effect was demonstrated numerically and observed experimentally during coagulation of the ex vivo porcine liver samples. This needle in combination with 0.22NA optical fiber allows intensive and uniform coagulation of 150 mm3 volume interstitially and 30 mm3 superficially by laser exposure with 280 J without tissue carbonization and fiber damaging along with delicate treatment of small areas. The demonstrated results reveal the perspectives of the proposed sapphire microfocusing needle for laser surgery and therapy.

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