LightScalpel

The LightScalpel LS-2010 SX, LS-2010 FX, and LS-2010 DX CO2 Laser Systems are intended for use in laser surgery procedures for incision, excision, vaporization, ablation, and/or coagulation of soft tissue in specialties such as: general surgery, dermatology, gynecology, dentistry and oral surgery, otorhinolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, podiatry, and urology.

Intended uses specific to the LS-2010 FX and LS-2010 DX in fractional mode are indicated by **.

Dermatology / Plastic Surgery:

Ablation, and Vaporization of soft tissue for performance of or treatment of: laser skin resurfacing; laser dermabrasion; laser burn debridement; wrinkles**, rhytids**, and furrows**; textural irregularities**; vascular dyschromia**; and benign pigmented lesions**

Intended uses specific to the LS-2010 SX and LS-2010 DX in surgical mode are listed below.

Dental Surgery:

Gingivectomy — Removal of hyperplasias; gingivoplasty; papillectomy; vestibuloplasty; epulis; sulcular debridement; removal of soft tissue, cysts, and fibroma (non-malignant tumor, mucosa, tongue); extraction site hemostasis; treatment of ulcerous lesions, including aphthous ulcers; a heat source to activate tooth bleaching materials; Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (cementum-mediated periodontal ligament new attachment to the root surface in the absence of long junctional epithelium).

Oral Surgery:

Frenum release/frenectomy; abscess (drainage); flap surgery; biopsy (incisional & excisional); aphthous ulcers (incision & excision); excision & ablation of lesions, benign lesions, oral cavity tumors, and hemangiomas; salivary gland pathologies; preprosthetic gum preparation, leukoplakia; partial glossectomy; periodontal gum resection; homeostasis; operculectomy; crown lengthening (soft tissue); incision of infection when used with antibiotic therapy.

General and Thoracic Surgery:

Incision, excision, and vaporization of soft tissue in general and thoracic surgery, including endoscopic and open procedures for: debridement of decubitus ulcers, stasis, diabetic, and other ulcers; mastectomy; debridement of burns; rectal and anal hemorrhoidectomy; breast biopsy, reduction mammoplasty; cytoreduction for metastatic disease, laparotomy and laparoscopic applications; mediastinal and thoracic lesions and abnormalities; skin tag vaporization; atheroma; cysts, including sebaceous and pilar cysts, and mucous cysts of the lips; pilonidal cyst removal and repair; abscesses; other soft tissue applications.

Dermatology / Plastic Surgery:

Incision, Excision, Ablation, and Vaporization of soft tissue for performance of or treatment of: laser skin resurfacing; laser dermabrasion; laser burn debridement; wrinkles, rhytids, and furrows; textural irregularities; keratosis, including actinic and seborrheic keratosis, seborrhoecae vulgares, seborrheci wart, and verruca seborrheica; vermillionectomy of the lip; cutaneous horns; solar/actinic elastosis; cheilitis, including actinic cheilitis; lentigines, including lentigo maligna or Hutchinson’s freckle; uneven pigmentation/vascular dyschromia;; surgical scars; keloids, including acne keloidalis nuchae; hemangiomas, including Buccal, port wine, and pyogenic granulomas/granuloma, pyogenicum/granuloma telagiectaticum; tattoos; telangiectasias; removal of small skin tumors, including periungual (Koenen) and subungual fibromas; benign pigmented lesions; adenosebaceous hypertrophy or sebaceous hyperplasia; rhinophyma reduction; cutaneous papilloma (skin tags); milia; debridement of eczematous or infected skin; basal & squamous cell carcinoma, including keratoacanthomas, Bowen’s disease (Erythroplasia of Queyrat), and Bowenoid Papulosis (BP) lesions; nevi, including spider, epidermal, and protruding; neurofibromas; laser de-epithelialization; tricoepitheliomas; xanthelasma palpebrarum; syringoma; complete or partial nail matrixectomy; benign vascular/avascular skin lesions; Mohs surgery; lipectomy; verrucae and seborrhoecae vulgares, including: paronychial, periungal, and subungual warts; blepharoplasty; and hair transplantation site preparation.

Gynecology / Genitourinary:

Incision, excision, ablation, and/or vaporization of soft tissue for treatment of: Conization of the cervix, including cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and vulvar and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia; Condyloma, including cervical, genital, vulvar, perineal, and Bowenoid papulosa; leukoplakia (vulvar dystrophies); incision and drainage of Bartholin’s and nabothian cysts; herpes vaporization; urethral caruncle vaporization; cervical dysplasia; benign tumors; hemangiomas; benign lesions of external genitalia; condyloma; phimosis; erythroplasia.

Gyn Laparoscopic Surgery:

Laser incision, excision, vaporization, and photocoagulation of soft tissue for treatment of: endometrial lesions, including ablation for endometriosis; excision/lysis of adhesions; salpingotomy; oophorectomy/ovariectomy; fimbrioplasty; metroplasty; uterine myomas and fibroids; ovarian fibromas and follicle cysts; uterosacral ligament ablation; hysterectomy.

Otorhinolaryngology / ENT:

Laser incision, excision, ablation, vaporization, and / or photocoagulation of soft tissue in otorhinolaryngology for treatment of: leukoplakia, including oral, larynx, uvula, palatal, and upper lateral pharyngeal tissue; adult and juvenile papillomatosis polyps; lymphangioma removal; removal of recurrent papillomas in the oral cavity, nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx, and trachea, including the uvula, palatal, upper lateral pharyngeal tissue, tongue, and vocal cords; stenosis, including subglottic stenosis; tonsillectomy (including tonsillar cryptolysis and neoplasma) and tonsil ablation / tonsillotomy; benign tumors and fibromas (oral); superficial lesions of the ear, including chondrodermatitis nondularis chronica helices / Winkler’s disease; uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP, laser UPPP); turbinectomy and turbinate reduction / ablation; septal spur ablation/reduction and septoplasty; partial glossectomy; tumor resection of oral, subfacial, and neck tissues; rhinophyma; verrucae vulgares (warts); gingivoplasty / gingivectomy

Podiatry:

Laser excision, ablation, and /or vaporization of soft tissue in podiatry for the reduction, removal and/or treatment of Verrucae vulgares / plantar warts, including paronychial, periungual, and subungual warts; fungal nail treatment; matrixectomy — partial and complete; porokeratoma ablation; neuromas/fibromas, including Morton’s neuroma removal; ingrown toenail treatment; debridement of ulcers; treatment of other soft tissue lesions

Orthopedic Surgery:

Laser incision / excision, ablation, and /or vaporization of soft tissue in orthopedic surgery. Applications include: meniscectomy; chondromalacia ablation; chondroplasty; ligament release (lateral and other); excision of plica; partial synovectomy; debridement of traumatic wounds; debridement of decubitus & diabetic ulcers; and PMMA removal.

Neurosurgery:

Laser incision / excision, ablation, and /or vaporization of soft tissue in neurosurgery for the treatment of: posterior fossa tumors; peripheral neurectomy; benign tumors and cysts (e.g. gliomas, meningiomas (including basal tumors), acoustic neuromas, lipomas, and large tumors); arteriovenous malformation; and pituitary gland tumors (transphenoidal approach).