Head & Neck
Bending CO2 Laser Energy to Enable Minimally Invasive Surgery.
The BeamPath™ ENT system places control in the hands of Head & Neck surgeons by providing a flexible no-touch, highly precise CO2 laser scalpel. The BeamPath ENT’s intuitive design and maneuverability allow Head & Neck surgeons to wield the fiber in their hands and direct CO2 laser energy to precisely resect tumors in the oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cavities.
The BeamPath ENT fiber can be used as a cutting tool, allowing for rapid and precise removal of tumors and tumor remnants. It can also be used for ablation, to shrink tumor masses in a controlled, layer-by-layer fashion and to vaporize the tumor bed in an attempt to further eliminate remaining cancerous cells from underlying structures. The hollow core of the fiber delivers a cooling flow of inert gas that clears the surgical field of blood and debris, allowing surgeons to resect tumors and simultaneously achieve microvascular coagulation.
The BeamPath ENT’s flexibility enables surgeons to directly access previously tough-to-reach regions such as the retromolar trigone. Its no-touch virtue leads to reduced tissue manipulation and may lessen post-operative edema and ensuing complications. Compared to cautery and line-of-sight CO2 systems, the BeamPath ENT causes much less thermal damage to surrounding tissue leading to cleaner margins for histological analysis. In laryngeal cancer, the fiber enables surgeons to access and resect tumors without performing an open laryngectomy or other radical procedures. Thus, using a BeamPath flexible fiber with OmniGuide’s custom ENT handpieces has significant implications for Head & Neck surgeons and their patients alike.
The BeamPath ENT system combines precise dissection, cutting, ablation, and microvascular coagulation into one versatile and intuitive tool. OmniGuide® is dedicated to expanding the reach of minimally invasive surgery.