Method for comminuting kidney stones

Details Method for comminuting kidney stones Method for comminuting kidney stones

1987-12-14

1989-05-02

Smith, Ruth S.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128328, 604 22, A61B 1722

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048258512

ABSTRACT:
A method for comminuting kidney stones including treating a stone to be comminuted with a surface energy-lowering solution and applying acoustic impulses to the stone so as to pulverize the stone into fragments small enough to be passed through the ureter and urethra.

REFERENCES:
Johrde et al., Fracture Strength Studies of Renal Calculi, Journal of Materials Science Letters 4 (1985) pp. 1264 & 1265.
Suby et al., Properties of Organic Acid Solutions which Determine Their Irritability to the Bladder Mucous Membrane and the Effect of Magnesium Ions in Overcoming this Irritability, pp. 549 & 550.
Johrde et al., Microhardness Studies of Renal Calculi, Materials Letters, vol. 3, No. 3, Jan. 1985, pp. 111, 112, 113 & 114.

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