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Olympus EMPOWER

Laser line offers dusting, fragmentation, ablation capabilities

Olympus has launched its EMPOWER laser portfolio line, which offers a range of capabilities in Ho:YAG lithotripsy, including dusting, fragmentation, and soft tissue ablation. The EMPOWER system offers physicians and hospitals several choices in mode, power, and frequency. Its Stabilization mode reduces retropulsion effect, meaning that it produces a vapor tunnel bubble path to the stone to stabilize the stone and limit retropulsion. Olympus says the high-power platform offers greater efficiency and higher hertz than competitive systems with similar power offerings and also features customizable user settings.

 

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