Head & Neck

Advanced solutions for microsurgical approaches.

BeamPath^® ENT products provide Head and Neck surgeons with the precision of CO₂ laser in a hand-held device for oral cavity, oropharyngeal, and laryngeal resections.  The system's intuitive design allows for improved access, increased precision and control in and around complex anatomical structures, enhancing minimally invasive approaches for improved outcomes.

HOW IT WORKS

Minimally Invasive Access

• Safe and precise delivery of laser energy via OmniGuide’s custom hand pieces, rigid bronchoscope, flexible endoscope or in conjunction with the robotic system

Predictable and Precise Tissue Interaction

• High absorption of CO₂ laser in water results in predictable and controlled tissue interaction with lateral thermal effect of approximately 0.15mm
• Electrosurgical energy causes a less predictable thermal spread and a tissue effect that is approximately 10x greater¹

Controlled Depth of Penetration

• The divergent laser beam facilitates easy and rapid depth control by adjusting distance to tissue
• Hemostatic cutting is achieved at close distances, while ablation and coagulation are achieved at farther distances

POTENTIAL BENEFITS INCLUDE

Improved Surgical Efficacy

• Improved access near difficult-to-reach anatomy, contoured anatomy^2,3
  
• Minimal thermal trauma improves confidence in obtaining negative margins⁴
  

Easier Histological Assessment

• Smaller coagulation zone and width of injury makes it easier to assess resection margins ^3,5

Fast Patient Recovery, Return to Normal Diet²

• Low degree of post-operative swelling and scarring ^4,5
• Good swallowing function and low need for tracheostomy, G-tubes^5,6
  

 

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

• Oral Cavity Resection

• Partial Glossectomy
• Retrimolar Trigone
• Floor of Mouth

• Oropharyngeal Resection

• Tonsillar Cancer
• Base of Tongue
• Buccal Lesion
• Soft Palate

• Laryngeal Resection

• Partial Laryngectomy
• Cordectomy

• Zenker’s Diverticulectomy
• Nasopharyngeal Stenosis

1 Ryan et al, J Neurosurg, 2010; 112(2): 434-43. 2 Hanby et al, World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2011, 9:83.  3 Holsinger et al, Laryngoscope 116: July 2006.  4 Solares and Strome,  Laryngoscope 117: May 2007.  5 Gottschlich and Ambrosch, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology (2004) 15, 252-255. 3 Zeitels et al, Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 115(7):535-54.   6 Rich et al, Laryngoscope July 2009.