LASER FOCUSED ABLATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE IN REVISION ARTHROPLASTY

摘要

The present invention provides and a laser focused ablation apparatus and method of use configured to ablate a cement mantle surrounding a stem of a hip prosthesis, for use during a revision arthroplasty. The apparatus comprises a laser generation system generating a laser light and a handpiece to receive the laser light. The handpiece includes an elongated main conduit terminating at a laser emission tip, the laser emission tip providing a tip and a curvature disposed between the tip and the elongated main conduit such that the laser light exits the tip at a direction oblique to a longitudinal axis of the elongated main conduit.