News from LuxarCare

Aesculight, LLC and LuxarCare, LLC have jointly announced the appointment of LuxarCare as Aesculight's worldwide representative for all sales, service, and support of Aesculight's laser products and its customers.

Aesculight, LLC, is the only American manufacturer of surgical CO2 lasers with flexible fiber and hollow waveguide beam delivery systems. Aesculight, LLC was established in 2005 to develop a second-generation of flexible CO2 surgical lasers. Aesculight lasers and laser accessories are designed to provide the best in surgical CO2 technology: unparalleled clinical access, convenience, reliability and affordability.

LuxarCare, LLC was established in 2002 to exclusively support the owners of the first- generation of flexible waveguide CO2 surgical lasers manufactured by Luxar under the AccuVet and NovaPulse brand names. LuxarCare is proud to add Aesculight surgical laser products to its mission to keep flexible fiber waveguide lasers in operation for many years to come.

Lumenis® Ltd., a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of laser, light-based and radiofrequency devices for ophthalmic, surgical and aesthetic applications, announced the transfer of responsibility for servicing activities for Luxar, Accuvet, and NovaPulse surgical lasers in the USA and Canada, to Luxarcare, LLC of Woodinville, Washington USA. Lumenis has full confidence in Luxarcare's ability to provide the best and top quality professional after-sale maintenance and repair service to its customer base in the USA and Canada.

Luxarcare, LLC was established in 2002 exclusively to provide servicing of surgical laser products, including Luxar, or Accuvet, or NovaPulse devices. Luxarcare's mission remains unchanged, namely, to keep the Luxar, AccuVet and NovaPulse install base in operation for many years to come.

Effective from February 15^th, 2009 Luxar, Accuvet, and NovaPulse product customers in the USA and Canada will be directed to forward their maintenance and service inquiries directly to Luxarcare. The parties have concluded an agreement whereby Luxarcare will assume Lumenis' service commitments to said customers with warranty rights or service contracts for their laser products.

Contacts at Luxarcare. All customer maintenance and service inquiries or questions should be directed to Ms. Lynnette Hill, Customer Service Manager, or Dr. Peter Vitruk, General Manager at 1-866-589-2722, 1-425-487-9988, info@luxarcare.com, www.luxarcare.com.

Contacts at Lumenis. Customers may also direct their questions about this transfer of servicing activities to Lumenis at 1-877-LUMENIS.

Lumenis is a leading medical device company with over 800 employees worldwide. The Company invests heavily in R D and holds a leading position in the markets in which it serves. Lumenis has over 250 patents worldwide, over 75 FDA clearances, worldwide presence in over 100 countries, and an installed base of over 70,000 systems. www.lumenis.com

Contact:
Michelle Maydan
Director of Corporate Communications
1-866-569-0597
+972-4-959-9004
e-mail: mmaydan@lumenis.com

Lumenis® is a registered trademark of Lumenis Ltd.

Dr. John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM, an acclaimed authority on surgical CO2 Lasers, compares delivery systems in his most recent article reproduced with his permission on Aesculight's web-site at http://www.aesculight.com/through_the_handpiece.php
John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM, Stonehaven Park Veterinary Hospital Laser Surgery Center, Jackson, Tennessee, is the most-requested speaker on CO2 laser surgery in veterinary medicine. It is estimated that he has trained over 4,000 colleagues. He has conducted over 160 continuing education events, wet labs, and workshops in USA, Canada and Europe. In addition to teaching, he has worked with over 10 laser equipment manufacturers in the design, development and testing of laser devices, device software, and accessories. Equally important has been Dr. Godbold's role in the development of techniques and procedures using the CO2 laser. He has published in the Journal of the AVMA, Laserpoints, and the Newsletter of the Veterinary Laser Surgical Society. In 2002 he published the widely acclaimed CD Atlas of CO2 Laser Surgery Procedures. This publication, updated each year since, has been distributed across the world to over 7,000 colleagues. Excerpts from Dr. Godbold's CD Atlas are incorporated into the software of several manufacturers' laser devices.

Key points in Dr. Godbold's article -

• Hollow waveguide (HWG) lasers are new technology.
• Articulated arm (AA) lasers are old technology.
• HWG lasers are lighter, thinner, more flexible and more ergonomic.
• AA lasers are heavier, thicker, bulkier, and less ergonomic.
• HWG lasers have a shorter "tip to tissue" distance and are more precise.
• HWG lasers offer multiple spot sizes.
• AA lasers do not.
• HWG lasers offer greater surgeon control of beam configuration.
• HWG lasers give the surgeon the benefit of rapid defocusing.
• HWG lasers calibrate externally where the laser beam exits the laser.
• AA lasers calibrate internally, if at all, long before the laser beam exits the laser.
• The claim that HWG "fibers" require frequent replacement is a myth.
• The claim that HWG focusing tips are expensive disposables is a myth.

LuxarCare, LLC, American based independent service provider for Luxar and AccuVet CO2 surgical lasers, is introducing a family of Extended Warranty programs ranging from 1 to 7 Years. These new LuxarCare services represent some of the longest warranty packages in the refurbished surgical laser industry.

LuxarCare, LLC, American based independent service provider for Luxar and AccuVet surgical lasers, announces FDA's 510(k) clearance for Luxar laser accessories developed for medical use with Luxar and AccuVet surgical lasers. This announcement indicates that these FDA-cleared devices conform to the essential health, environmental, and safety requirements and standards as set forth in USA FDA Code.