laser scalpel
Beam-based surgical cutter
A laser scalpel is a surgical instrument that uses a focused beam of light to cut tissue.
The intense heat of the laser cauterizes as it cuts, reducing bleeding compared to traditional blades.
Laser scalpels see use in delicate procedures—eye surgery, tumor removal, cosmetic work—where precision matters: The surgeon used a laser scalpel to remove the lesion.
- surgicalRelating to operations
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- precision instrumentTool built for accuracy
- steady handUnwavering manual control
- beamStructural support member
light beam · incision · cutting · cutting edge · cauterize · sterile · minimally invasive · operating · tissue · bloodless · focused · photon · surgery · operating room · blade · medical · medical technology · futuristic
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
- light therapyphototherapy, light box, light therapy, red light therapy, photobiomodulation
laser scalpelsurgical knife
Precision cutting instrument for operations
lancet · metal blade · steel blade · razor blade · obsidian blade
laser scalpelblunt instrument
Weapon lacking an edge
bone saw · meat cleaver · hatchet · machete · retractor