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| Infrared Coagulation |
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Proven performance for more than 20 years.
Used by more than 20,000 physicians.
Millions of patients successfully treated. |
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| Infrared Coagulation is the most widely used method for treating
hemorrhoids in the world. This simple office procedure requires no
special diet, enemas or other advance preparation. Anesthesia is rarely
required as the procedure is virtually pain-free. Infrared Coagulation
(IRC) was developed as a spin-off of laser technology. Unlike procedures
that use high frequency electric current, the body is not used as an
electrical conductor, so no grounding pads Recommended Coagulation
Sites are needed, and there is no shock hazard. |
| The IRC only elevates tissue temperature to about 100°C — just
enough to assure coagulation of the hemorrhoidal plexus in the submucosa — without
smoke or odor. |
Treatment with the IRC is fast, easy to perform, and well-tolerated
by patients. The average procedure involves about 3 to 5 exposures
of about 1.5 seconds each to the mucosa proximal to the base of each
hemor- rhoid and above the dentate line. Most physicians treat one
quadrant per visit, and allow three-week intervals between treatments.
A sterile disposable sheath is placed over the lightguide. The tip
of the lightguide is placed in firm contact with tissue using light
mechanical pressure. This reduces blood flow and brings the vascular
plexus closer to the surface where coagulation takes place. The depth
of coagulation can be precisely
deter- mined by the duration of exposure — a function of the automatic
timer setting. Following treatment, hemor- rhoids shrink and recede back into
the mucosa. Complications are infrequent and usually limited to occasional spot
bleeding about a week after treatment. IRC is especially effective on symptomatic
internal hemorrhoids that are not permanently prolapsed (Grades I, II and III). |
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