BeamPath™ — A Breakthrough in CO2 Laser Technology

The CO2 laser has remained the gold-standard for high precision laser surgery from the earliest use of surgical lasers. CO2 laser energy is highly absorbed by water, the primary component of most soft tissue, making it extremely efficient at cutting through tissue without generating. No other wavelength used in surgery provides this level of precision for no-touch tissue excision with an ideal level of microvascular coagulation and minimal risk of thermal damage to nearby structures.

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A Minimally Invasive Alternative to Surgery for the Treatment of Cancer

The ability to destroy tissue using extremely cold temperatures is not new. Cryo-ablation has been shown to be effective in treating cancer for over 50-years. What is new, however, is the ability to place cryosurgical probes, directly into cancerous tumors, percutaneously, under CT guidance. Now, tumors that would have otherwise been accessible only through open surgery can be treated in a minimally invasive out-patient procedure, sparing healthy tissue and avoiding the morbidity and physical trauma that accompanies traditional surgery.

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An Attractive New Option for Prostate Cancer Patients

The idea of focal ablation for prostate cancer is controversial. For years the thinking has been that since prostate cancer is generally multi-focal; the entire prostate must be treated. This thinking is now being questioned just as the idea of total mastectomy for breast cancer was questioned some years ago and has since given way to the current standard of care which is lumpectomy.

Surveys have shown that only 1 in 5 men diagnosed with prostate cancer who are candidates for watchful waiting will chose this option in spite of the fact that only 9% of patients who choose watchful waiting will die of their prostate cancer and of those, the quality adjusted life years lost may be relatively few.

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The Mixto SX® — The Most Advanced New Technology for Skin Rejuvenation

New from the leading innovator in micro-fractional CO2 laser skin resurfacing, comes the Mixto SX®. This extremely popular new skin resurfacing system allows physicians to provide aesthetic skin rejuvenation procedures without, pre-treatment skin preparation or anesthesia in one, short (30-minute), painless procedure instead of the 3 to 5 treatments that would be required with other technologies.

The Mixto SX combines CO2 laser technology, the gold-standard for skin resurfacing, with a proprietary, computer-controlled scanning technology that provides unparalleled advantages over other systems.

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