Patent ID: 6899706

Claim:
A method for effecting a bloodless incision of soft tissue within the oral cavity, comprising: a) providing a laser including a gas-containing discharge tube having a window with an anti-reflection coating; b) converting said laser into an isotopic laser by- i. replacing a gas in said discharge tube of said laser with an isotopic gas without replacing other constituents of said gas of said laser; ii. increasing a thickness of said anti-reflection coating on the window of said discharge tube; iii. increasing a reflectivity of a reflector to a maximal value; and iv. decreasing a pulse duration of said laser; c) directing said converted isotopic laser to a desired target location of a soft tissue within the oral cavity, said target location being at a penetration depth advantageous to avoid bleeding and being sufficiently distant from said soft tissue to minimize collateral damage; and d) firing said converted isotopic laser to provide a laser beam at said target location at a wavelength and at an energy level suitable to effect said bloodless incision.