DESCRIPTION

The dangers of smoke plume generated during laser and electrosurgery are well documented. Although laser surgery is now common practice in modern medicine there are no official regulations regarding the management of the associated smoke. However, it is strongly recommended that smoke evacuation units be used to protect both patient and health care staff from the potential hazards. In the UK, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have called for obligatory smoke evacuation systems to be supplied with medical lasers and the NATN also advises, Dedicated smoke evacuators must be used and the filters checked and changed as per the manufacturers recommendations. The Laservac 750" is a portable, lightweight machine, incorporating variable flow capacities making it suitable for use in operating theatre and clinic environments. A high efficiency, three stage, filtration system ensures the sub micron removal capacity and the units filtration will collect 99.9999% of all vapourised tissue.