The Dawn of Laser Technology (1950 - 1960s) The late 1950s and early 1960s were a revolutionary period for optical technology. Scientists in the United States and the Soviet Union were racing to develop laser technology. Charles Townes, Arthur Schawlow, Gordon Gould, and Theodore Maiman in the U.S., and Alexander Prokhorov and Nikolay Basov in the USSR were the pioneers who laid the foundational work for lasers.

LightScalpel provides dentists and surgeons with the highest quality, state-of-the-art, precise, reliable, and affordable surgical flexible fiber carbon dioxide laser solutions. LightScalpel builds, services, distributes and sells its lasers from its facility located in Bothell, WA, USA (nearby Seattle). This video welcomes you to tour our factory and meet our people.

ANSI Z136.3 Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care () defines laser plume as one of the non-beam laser hazards since it contains viral, bacterial, and other cellular and aerosolized particulates. ANSI Z136.3 Standard also specifies safety measures to mitigate the laser plume hazards, i.e. the mandatory use of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) device equipped with a proper filter (with ANSI Z136.

and have been made in the USA for almost 30 years (Luxar and NovaPulse in the past; now LightScalpel®). They have been widely used in a variety of medical specialties. Competitors / imported surgical CO₂ lasers occasionally enter the USA market and leave shortly thereafter. This manufacturer uses old articulated arm technology (inherited from the 1980s).

a leading designer and manufacturer of surgical CO₂ lasers for a variety of dental and medical applications, is in the finishing stages of releasing its Non-Ablative Laser Tissue Remodeling Handpiece for intra-oral uses, e.g. non-ablative laser soft palate treatment, etc. We are honored to collaborate with prominent researchers, including ENT Sleep Surgeon , and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon , in evaluating the safety and efficacy of LightScalpel’s newest handpiece.

Cleared in Australia in March of 2020, LightScalpel now brings to Australia’s dentists and physicians the best soft tissue surgical laser, made in the USA, combined* with world-class CE courses offered by Dr. Soroush Zaghi’s The Breathe Institute, Dr. Richard Baxter’s Tongue-Tied Academy, and by the American Laser Study Club. With the purchase of the LightScalpel LS-1005 Laser before the end of December 2020,* you will qualify for: The promotional price for the laser is $59,865 (AUD) and Complimentary Tuition for the following courses: Dr.