Edited by marketing team

In 1832, a French  surgeon and urologist named Jean Chevill thought of a different way in which he could destroy stones in a patient’s bladder.. It was a revolutionary idea…. Later called lithotripsy.

The stones have a several types according to the geographical location, water and the food 

Food

Cystine, calcium, struvite and the most common uric acid stones

In 1980 the French company Dornier pioneered the idea of ​​a shock wave lithotripsy device (ESWL) (External Shock Wave Lithotripsy) it was HM3

American urological association guidelines consider ESWL as a potential primary treatment for the stones between 4mm – 2 CM size

The most of lithotripters share similar components as a shock wave generator focusing system coupling mechanism imaging localization unit.

The important part of the device is the shock wave generator, which gives the difference in the design of lithotripsy devices

Well Away from the physics of each type, it can be said that shock wave devices fall under three basic types

ELECTROHYDRAULIC

high voltage current passes through a spark gap electrode located within water filled container to discharge of energy produces a vaporization bubble which expands and collapses generating a high energy pressure wave 

This technology prefers to the more than 1 cm stones 

The electrodes of SHOCK WAVE SYSTEM used in NOVALITH NT-10 has an age limit for 150000 shocks without change.

 This is amazing 

PIEZOELECTRIC

Ceramics or crystals set in a water filled container stimulated by high frequency electrical pulses The alternating stress and strain changes in the material create ultrasonic vibrations resulting in the production of a shock wave

ELECTROMAGNATIC

High voltage is applied to an electromagnetic coil, this coil directly or via secondary coil induces high frequency vibration in an adjacent metallic membrane, this vibration transfer to a wave propagating medium i-e water to produce shock waves

Prefer to use for smaller than 1 cm stones 

The HEAD of SHOCK WAVE SYSTEM used in NOVALITH NT-10M has an age limit for 1.5 million shocks 

This is an economic priority for the investor

there is another type of the lithotripsy devices

 uses another technology like FURSL laser by endoscope 

or ureteroscope but it is not available for all because it is more expensive than the ESWL 

The TURKISH Lithotripsy industries

  has made great strides in excellence in terms of industry quality, price and regional competition…. Glory medical imaging company is honored to be a partner of the best Turkish companies in the field of NOVAMEDTEK lithotripsy devices……