Mirror-focused handpiece for laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty for the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea
Wong, B.J.; Scott, G.; Daly, C.R.
Ear Nose and Throat Journal 78(4): 298-300
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0145-5613 PMID: 10224705 Document Number: 500615
We describe how a novel mirror-based laser handpiece device allows for the pinpoint coincidence of aiming and surgical beams during uvulopalatoplasty and other laser ablation procedures.
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