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==Laser scalpel== | ==Laser scalpel== | ||
* Standard low-precision medical cutting tool (TNG: "The Host"; DS9: "Invasive Procedures", "The Alternate"; VOY: "Dark Frontier", "Imperfection"; TNG Novel: ''Vendetta'') | * Standard laser-based low-precision medical cutting tool (TNG: "The Host"; DS9: "Invasive Procedures", "The Alternate"; VOY: "Dark Frontier", "Imperfection"; TNG Novel: ''Vendetta'') | ||
** [[Exoscalpel]] used instead for high precision tools | |||
==Microscalpel== | ==Microscalpel== | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 27 March 2019
Exoscalpel
- High-precision version of a laser scalpel for more precise surgeries (TNG: "Ethics"; VOY: "Message in a Bottle"; DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)
Fiber-enhancer
- Known by 22nd century (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
- Presumably used to improve nerve conductivity or functionality (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
Laser scalpel
- Standard laser-based low-precision medical cutting tool (TNG: "The Host"; DS9: "Invasive Procedures", "The Alternate"; VOY: "Dark Frontier", "Imperfection"; TNG Novel: Vendetta)
- Exoscalpel used instead for high precision tools
Microscalpel
- Known by 22nd century (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
- Presumably hand-wielded cutting implement used for microsurgery (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)