A new method of non-invasive medicine named "laser thermal plastics of cartilaginous
tissues" has been developed which is based upon the phenomenon of laser-induced thermal
relaxation of stresses in tissues discovered at ILIT RAS. Short-term overheating of
tissue near 70°C results in a change of inner mechanical stresses in such a way
that a new form of cartilage is obtained with no destruction of biological tissue.
The new method is being successfully implemented in the clinical practice.
The phenomenon of laser-induced thermal relaxation of stresses in cartilaginous
tissue and its regeneration is highly promising for the development of new kinds
of operations and procedures in otorhinolaringology and spinal surgery.
The technology has been approved at the I.M.Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy and
the N.N.Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute, where more than 200 operations have
been performed.
ILIT RAS has developed a medical laser system to perform hyperthermia of
cartilaginous tissues, which comprises a fiber IR-laser, a diagnostic system,
and a kit of special instruments.
