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Abstract

An apparatus performs operations such as incision, coagulation and evaporation of the tissue of a living body such as human body with laser lights. An apparatus for performing a surgical operation of the tissue of a living body with laser lights while contacting a blade with the tissue of the living body comprising a holding portion which is held by an operator, a blade which is integral with the holding portion and is made of a material which generates heat on exposure to laser lights and can not transmit the laser lights therethrough, and an optical fiber which receives laser lights for emitting the laser lights from the front end thereof, said blade being positioned in such a manner that a part of said blade is located in the irradiation area of the laser lights from said optical fiber and said optical fiber being movable toward and away from said blade while said optical fiber is held by said holding portion.

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