iLase is a small, lightweight, battery-operated diode laser handpiece intended for a variety of dental soft-tissue procedures such as incision, excision, ablation and coagulation of oral soft tissues, including marginal and inter-dental gingival and epithelial lining of free gingiva, as well as laser periodontal procedures. The laser has a wavelength of 940nm. The laser energy is delivered to the treatment site via a single-use laser tip attached to the handpiece. The handpiece is reusable with a removable cover which requires sterilization prior to each patient use. The iLase packaging contains one handpiece and accessories such as laser tips, tip cleaning kit, tip initiation kit and 2 extra handpiece cover grips. The product is also available as a system packaged with a charging station which is used for charging and storing the iLase and replacement batteries.
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.