The Emerald1000 is a solid-state, easily portable laser strong enough to cut flesh or burn away diseased tissue.
Laser surgery has the advantage of cauterizing as it goes, which stops bleeding.
The new laser can be plugged into any three-prong wall outlet and uses no water to cool the unit. It can be easily transported from room to room in a hospital or clinic. The Emerald1000 could even go with a doctor on a house call. Standard commercial gas lasers are typically about six feet long, weigh about 80 pounds abd use two to three gallons of water per minute to cool. The Emerald1000 is 1,000 times more efficient than a standard gas laser, Baglin said.