BioTex spotlight: laser therapeutics >>
A primary area of research for BioTex is the use of lasers for medical therapy. Lasers offer tremendous potential for surgical applications. There are a host of applications in which the ability to deliver large and selective doses of energy to almost any location in the body via small flexible optical fiber would allow for a significant reduction in surgical trauma and a concomitant reduction in patient recovery time and associated healthcare costs. For a number of reasons, this potential has yet to be fully realized, and lasers remain primarily rooted in dermatological (skin) and ophthalmological (eye) applications. BioTex is capitalizing on its expertise in thermal modeling, laser-tissue interaction, and optical and biomedical engineering to develop techniques and devices which broaden the horizon of laser therapeutic procedures.
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Visualase® System >>
The Visualase® System is a revolutionary tool for the destructive treatment of cancer or other malignancies using laser-generated heat. Laser-induced interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive therapy for the treatment of solid tumors that uses laser light to destroy the affected tissue through heat. Visualase® utilizes a powerful image-guided system to target tumors and to visualize thermal therapy in real time. Visualase, Inc., working together with BioTex, is developing the system and is currently in clinical trials.
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