title: Mirror-focused handpiece for laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty for the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea.
abstract: We describe how a novel mirror-based laser handpiece device allows for the pinpoint coincidence of aiming and surgical beams during uvulopalatoplasty and other laser ablation procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine 92868, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Daly
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery*