Lithotripsy system having locating and orienting apparatus

Details Lithotripsy system having locating and orienting apparatus Lithotripsy system having locating and orienting apparatus

1985-07-19

1987-06-02

Howell, Kyle L.

Surgery

Truss

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128328, A61B 1000, A61B 1722

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046694838

ABSTRACT:
An improved shockwave lithotripsy system includes a movable patient support carriage having a shock wave generator and focussing device mounted thereto, along with an indexing reference. An ultrasonic oscillator is also attached to a mounting arm arrangement mounted in turn to the support carriage and allowing for three dimensional adjustment of the oscillator relative to a patient on the carriage, the mounting arrangement having an additional indexing reference such that after a concrement internal to the patient is located using the ultrasonic oscillator, the shock wave generator may be brought into focus on the concrement by bringing the indexing references into registry.

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patent: 4341222 (1982-07-01), Gardineer et al.
patent: 4485819 (1984-12-01), Igl
patent: 4610249 (1986-09-01), Makofski et al.

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