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Carson Tahoe Health is among the very first in the Northern Nevada region to utilize the Olympus Soltive SuperPulsed Laser Method in urology treatments. Soltive is an elegant new laser engineering that enables doctors to provide more quickly and far more economical kidney stone removal and the therapy of enlarged prostates, which often interprets to shorter procedural instances and significantly less affected person distress.
“One of our targets is to convey improved health care property,” says Allen Fink, D.O., Carson Tahoe Health Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer. “This improved laser technological know-how will allow our doctors to much more effectively handle people going through distressing stones and enlarged prostates. And, in its place of touring for superior treatment, you can now receive advanced remedy below – suitable in your yard.”
Over the past 30 several years, the U.S. has noticed an upward pattern in the prevalence of kidney stones, a crystalized particle formed when chemical compounds in urine focus, among People in america. According to the Nationwide Kidney Foundation, each individual calendar year, far more than fifty percent a million Individuals go to the crisis place for kidney stone problems. It is estimated that 1 in ten individuals will have a kidney stone at some stage in their existence.
The Soltive SuperPulsed Thulium Fiber Laser Procedure is an all-in-1 system for lithotripsy, gentle tissue and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Built to have a smaller footprint, the system is an eighth of the measurement of other laser units. This compact process provides the broadest array of options for fragmenting, dusting, fine dusting of kidney stones and numerous gentle tissue indications including the therapy of BPH.
The Soltive portable laser system plugs into frequent wall stores and is the very first key breakthrough in laser technologies in two decades. Run by a extensive trim inside fiber with thulium ions in its main, the fiber is activated by mild from LEDs, which results in lessened ability and routine maintenance requirements.
And, by combining decrease electrical power concentrations with higher frequencies the laser is in a position to boost abilities in breaking and dusting stones in much less than 50 percent the time. With the precision of Soltive, enlarged prostate treatments can be finished with ease in an outpatient environment, having a man or woman again to their typical daily life as rapidly as achievable.
“These lasers supply us the hottest technology for prostate surgical treatment and work very fast to break up kidney stones or to open up up an enlarged prostate,” says Carson Tahoe Urology Health care provider, Roland Chen. “The specificity of the lasers results in fast fragmentation with more rapidly operation time, tiny bleeding, and finally greater results for our people. Specially when patients are delicate to anesthesia, it’s normally much better to do surgeries as rapidly and safely and securely as achievable. Furthermore, this usually means less time put in in the medical center … which I’m positive anyone enjoys.”
Despite the fact that these lasers are now remaining utilized at Carson Tahoe, we are keen to continually update our technologies so that our community has obtain to the very best treatment. As a not-for-gain 501(c)(3), we depend on gracious donations to enrich local community wellbeing & wellness. To study far more about supplying to Carson Tahoe Health and fitness, check out CarsonTahoe.com/Give.