Asclepion MCL 31 Dermablate - Technical description

Technical data
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Protection class of the part used
B
Beam delivery:
Articulated mirror arm with VarioTEAM handpiece
Optionally: MicroSpot handpiece
Pilot laser:
Laser diode, 635 nm, < 2 mW, selectable intensity
class 2 laser
Fume extraction:
Built-in functionality
3.3 Technical description
Laser
The actual laser consists of a laser head, an optical resonator and a laser bench. The laser head contains
an optical reflector that projects multi-spectral light from a pulsed flashbulb into the laser rod. Light is
generated by optical excitation of the laser rod. This light is then bundled within the optical resonator. The
resonator itself consists of two mirrors, one at each end of the laser head. They are aligned parallel to
each other. One mirror provides 100% reflection, with the other mirror reflecting only part of the beam,
while allowing the remaining laser energy to pass through as useful laser light. The laser bench provides
mechanical support for the laser head and the resonator. It also accommodates further functional compo-
nents such as an energy measuring head, a pilot laser beam injection module and a mechanical beam
shutter. The therapy laser beam, which is coaxially aligned with the pilot laser beam, is directed onto an
articulated mirror arm to be passed on to the handpiece.
Laser beam delivery
The beam delivery system is a photo-mechanical assembly consisting of an articulated mirror arm and a
handpiece (see Figure 5: ). It transmits laser light to the point of treatment.
The articulated mirror arm is mechanically attached to the MCL 31 Dermablate. It consists of seven mir-
rors mounted onto swing-motion hinges. The motion range of the articulated mirror arm covers a radius of
approximately 160 cm. Transmission losses are compensated by appropriate calibration of the internal
energy meter.
The handpiece is screwed to the articulated mirror arm with its distal end and is detachable. It has two
terminals for extraction of ablation products and one electrical terminal for identification of the diameter of
the therapeutic beam. To alter the size of the treatment spot, rotate the ring on the handpiece (Figure 5: ).
Operation
The laser is fired with a foot-operated switch (footswitch). The footswitch is designed to control the flu-
ence (energy density) of the laser pulses without the need to operate the display.
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