Comparison of 1470nm laser and 1470nm laser heat head for ex-vivo kidney tissue cutting: a preliminary study

Purpose: Compare of the efficiency of 1470nm laser and 1470nm laser heat head for tissue cutting in vitro porcine kidney tissue . Method: We designed a laser heat head that convert laser energy into thermal energy by the absorbing materials. Fresh kidney tissue was harvested from a porcine and then placed on a turntable with constant speed . The same power of 1470nm laser and 1470nm laser heat head was used to cutting tissue, respectively .The cutting results and the range of thermal damage was compared after cutting . Result: Compared with 1470nm laser, 1470nm laser heat head's cutting traces is more smooth and the thermal damage area is very regular ,so it has smaller damage to deep tissue . Conclusion: The efficiency of laser heat head for tissue cutting was better. This study indicate that we might be able to make laser which the tissue have a low absorption coefficient about it to obtain good results for tissue cutting through the laser point heat source.