Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 7.1
Commercially Available Ablative Fractional Devices (
Continued
)
Manufacturer/Device
Type/Wavelength
Energy Output
Pulse Duration
Features/Comments
Lumenis
UltraPulse Active FX
Fractional CO
2
/10,600 nm
1-225 mJ
<1 ms
9 mm
9 mm scanner with
CoolScan handpiece
×
UltraPulse Deep FX
Fractional CO
2
/10,600 nm
2.5-50 mJ
<2 ms
120-
m spot size scanning
handpiece with penetration
depth up to 2 mm
μ
UltraPulse Total FX
Fractional CO
2
/10,600 nm
1-225 mJ
<2 ms
Combination of active/deep Fx
Ultrapulse SCAAR Fx
Fractional CO
2
/10,600 nm
2.5-150 mJ
<2 ms
Increased depth of ablation to
treat thicker scars
Acupulse Multimode
Fractional CO
2
/10,600 nm
1-170 mJ
<2 ms
Lutronic
eCO
2
Fractional CO
2
/10,600 nm
2-240 mJ
Variable
Multiple tip sizes and shapes.
Handpiece available for
continuous wave
Palomar
Starlux 500 Platform
Lux 2490 Fx
Fractional 2940 nm
2-9 mJ/microbeam
0.25-5 ms
IPL platform with multiple
handpieces for different
applications
Sandstone Medical
Technologies
Matrix LS-40 with
Ultrafi ne-FS
Fractional Scanner
Fractional CO
2
/10,600 nm
Up to 40 W
Adjustable to
100 ms
Fractional scanner with 150 mm
focusing handpiece
Cortex Resurfacing
Work Station
CO
2
and Er:YAG/10,600 and
2940 nm
Adjustable to
100 ms
Fractional CO
2
combined with
Er:YAG and fractionated
erbium
Sciton
Joule/ProFractional
Er:YAG/2940 nm
Up to 400 J/cm
2
Variable
20 mm × 20 mm scanner with
250-μm spot size
Solta Medical
Fraxel DUAL 1927
Thulium fi ber laser/1927 nm
Up to 20 mJ/MTZ
N/A
IOTS, adjusts to hand speed to
provide uniform delivery of
laser energy
Fraxel Re:Pair
Fractional CO
2
laser/10,600 nm
5-70 mJ/MTZ
N/A
Integrated smoke evacuation
system. Also with IOTS
Syneron & Candela
CO
2
RE Fractional CO
2
/10,600 nm 60 W Multiple patterns allow for
simultaneous superfi cial/
deep treatment
Abbreviations
: CO
2
, carbon dioxide; Er:YAG, erbium-doped:yttrium-aluminum-garnet; Er:YSGG, erbium-doped:yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet laser; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IOTS, intelligent optical
tracking system; IPL, intense pulsed light; MTZ, microscopic treatment zone; N/A, not available.
