A Newly Developed Laser Bronchoscope

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  • 新しく開発したレーザーブロンコスコープ
  • アタラシク カイハツシタ レーザー ブロンコスコープ

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This paper describes a laser bronchoscope developed by the authors. It basically consists of a ventilation bronchoscope and an adaptor. The former has a ventilation pipe for oxygen and anesthetic gas, fiber-optic illumination system, and a suction tube for eliminating the smoke caused by laser irradiation. The latter connects the manipulator of the laser unit to the ventilation bronchoscope and introduces the laser light into the tracheo-bronchial system. It has three optical systems: an optical system for introducing the laser light into the bronchus, that for viewing the surgical field, and that for guiding light. The adaptor also has a device to adjust the direction of the laser light. The laser bronchoscope described here will ensure clinical applications of laser surgery for lesions in the trachea and bronchi.

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