SCANNING SYSTEMS TO REDUCE OPAQUE BUBBLE LAYERS

摘要

The present invention is directed to a surgical system which operates to reduce undesirable opaque bubble layers. In certain embodiments, reducing opaque bubble layers (OBLs) comprises receiving information describing a tissue region of a tissue where laser pulses are applied to yield laser-induced optical breakdowns (LIOBs) in the tissue region. The LIOBs yield bubbles of gas. A concentration of the gas in the tissue region is estimated from the information. One or more laser parameters are adjusted in response to the concentration of the gas to satisfy a critical concentration rule in order to reduce opaque bubble layers.