
Thulio® is Not a Thulium Fiber Laser
While Thulio's dusting performance rivals the TFL's (6), the Thulio's 3,700 W of Maximum Peak Power provides a more powerful fragmentation (7) and anatomical enucleation (8), putting it in a class of it's own.
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Schematic illustrations of laser cavities.
Illustrations adopted from Traxer, O., Keller, E.X. Thulium fiber laser: the new player for kidney stone treatment? A comparison with Holmium:YAG laser. World J Urol 38, 1883–1894 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-019-02654-5.

One Laser For Your
Stone and BPH Treatments

Redefining Benchmarks, Surpassing Ho:YAG
Maximum Performance in a Smaller Package
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Fine and faster dusting capabilities (9)
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55% less retropulsion (5)
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Superior coagulation (3)
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Only requires a standard power outlet
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60% less floor space required (10)
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50% reduced noise level (10)
REFERENCES:
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1. Keller, E.X., De Coninck, V., Doizi, S. et al. (2021). Thulium fiber laser: ready to dust all urinary stone composition types? World J Urol 39, 1693–1698. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-020-03217-9
2. Kwok, J.L., Ventimiglia, E., De Coninck, V. et al. (2023). Pulsed thulium:YAG laser—ready to dust all urinary stone composition types? Results from a PEARLS analysis. World J Urol 41, 2823–2831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-023-04549-y
3. Yilmaz, M., Esser, J., Kraft, L. et al. (2022). Experimental ex-vivo performance study comparing a novel, pulsed thulium solid-state laser, chopped thulium fibre laser, low and high-power holmium:YAG laser for endoscopic enucleation of the prostate. World J Urol 40, 601–606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-021-03825-z
4. Ventimiglia, E., Robesti, D., Bevilacqua, L. et al. (2023). What to expect from the novel pulsed thulium:YAG laser? A systematic review of endourological applications. World J Urol 41, 3301–3308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-023-04580-z
5. Petzold, R., Miernik, A. & Suarez-Ibarrola, R. (2021). Retropulsion force in laser lithotripsy—an in vitro study comparing a Holmium device to a novel pulsed solid-state Thulium laser. World J Urol 39(9), 3651–3656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-021-03668-8
6. Kraft, L., Yilmaz, M., Petzold, R., et al. (2022). Dusting efficiency of a novel, pulsed Thulium: YAG laser versus a Thulium fiber laser, J Endourol., 36(2):259-265.
https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2021.0441
7. Kraft, L., Petzold, R., Suarez-Ibarrola, R. et al. (2022). In vitro fragmentation performance of a novel, pulsed Thulium solid-state laser compared to a Thulium fibre laser and standard Ho:YAG laser. Lasers Med Sci 37, 2071–2078 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-021-03495-8
8. von Bargen, M.F., Glienke, M., Tonyali, S. et al. (2024). Real-world experience with the new pulsed solid-state Thulium: YAG laser (Thulio) for endoscopic
enucleation of the prostate. World J Urol 42, 467. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-024-05141-8
9. Petzold, R., Miernik, A., & Suarez-Ibarrola, R. (2021). In Vitro Dusting Performance of a New Solid State Thulium Laser Compared to Holmium Laser Lithotripsy. J Endourol, 35(2), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2020.0525
10. Data on file @ Dornier MedTech
*As a result of up to 55% less retropulsion compared to Ho:YAG


