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There is disclosed a laser instrument which uses an infrared fiber optical waveguide to transmit a high power carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide laser beam for treating a selected part of the body. In one important application of the instrument, the laser beam is transmitted to the interior of the hu

There is disclosed a laser instrument which uses an infrared fiber optical waveguide to transmit a high power carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide laser beam for treating a selected part of the body. In one important application of the instrument, the laser beam is transmitted to the interior of the human body to perform surgical functions.

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In a medical laser instrument having an output end for transmitting laser energy to a selected part of the body, the improvement comprising: (a) fiber optic waveguide means comprising a polycrystalline halide of a metal, enclosed in said instrument for transmitting an infrared laser beam for perform

In a medical laser instrument having an output end for transmitting laser energy to a selected part of the body, the improvement comprising: (a) fiber optic waveguide means comprising a polycrystalline halide of a metal, enclosed in said instrument for transmitting an infrared laser beam for performing operations on a selected part of the body with infrared radiation and for transmitting a visible laser beam, (b) an infrared laser coupled to said fiber optic waveguide means, (c) a low power laser having an output wave-length in the visible region of the spectrum and coupled to said fiber optic waveguide to provide a visible indication on said selected part of the body of a point at which infrared radiation from said waveguide will be applied, and (d) a diamond window inert to body fluids, sealed to the output end of said instrument for transmitting radiation from both said infrared laser and said low power laser and for isolating said polycrystalline halide from the body.