A diode laser system designed for a variety of dental soft tissue procedures. The system consists of one iLase handpiece and the iLase charging station used for charging and storing the handpiece. Other systems components include protective eyewear, rechargeable batteries, charging station power supply, handpiece cover grips, diode laser tips and a tip cleaning kit. The handpiece is a reusable device with a removable cover which requires sterilization prior to each patient use.
A mains electricity (AC-powered) device assembly in which input energy is used to excite a diode to emit a high-power therapeutic laser beam intended to cut, excise, vaporize, and coagulate oral tissues in various dental applications such as oral soft-tissue surgery, gingivectomy, to diminish inflammation, and for oral therapy and tooth whitening; it is not a dedicated tooth-bleaching acceleration unit. It includes a portable diode laser light source, flexible fibreoptic delivery cable, and controls/foot-switch; it may include a rechargeable battery.