| CPC A61B 18/24 (2013.01) [A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00666 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00708 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.02); A61M 25/0116 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A surgical system for performing laser treatment within a treatment space comprising:
a. a surgical mechanical arm comprising a plurality of sequentially coupled independently bendable flexible portions and terminating in a laser tool;
b. a waveguide supplying laser light to said laser tool, where said waveguide follows a contour of said surgical mechanical arm;
c. circuitry configured, during laser treatment using said surgical system, to:
i. monitor curvature by receiving data regarding curvature of one or both of:
said waveguide;
one or more of said plurality of sequentially coupled independently bendable flexible portions;
ii. comparing said received data with at least one threshold, wherein said at least one threshold comprises one or more of: a damage threshold, a leakage threshold, a performance threshold; and
iii. perform at least one action configured to optimize performance of said laser tool based on said received data and on said comparison.
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