What are the clinical advantages of Superpulse mode?
SUPERPULSE (SP) mode of operation is available on some Luxar and Aesculight laser models. In SP mode the laser delivers power in a burst of short and very high peak power pulses. For example, at the 5 watt SP setting, the laser beam is modulated at a high frequency with a relatively low duty cycle (e.g. 10%), with each pulse delivering very high power (e.g. 50 watts).High power SP pulses on tissue provide a greater rate of tissue ablation rather than heating. Shorter SP pulses propagate less heat into surrounding tissue. Based on the higher ablation rate of SP mode compared to regular CW mode, SP mode is ideal for procedures where thermal damage needs to be minimized and tissue removal rate needs to be maximized (e.g. skin resurfacing or faster and deeper incisions).Maximum peak SP power on Luxar lasers exceeds 50 Watts (SP models) while maximum SP power on Aesculight lasers exceeds 100 Watts (3020 and 4020 models).
