A new pressure wave generator for extracorporeal lithotripsy
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E H Marlinghaus1, O J Wess, J Katona
1Storz Medical AG, Kreuzlingen/Schweiz.
Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical Engineering
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
A new pressure wave generator has been designed for the Storz Modulith extracorporeal lithotripter. It consists of an electromagnetic cylindrical pressure wave source and a focusing parabolic reflector. Focus size has been designed using electro-acoustic puls forming network (EA-PFN) techniques. Schlieren photographs of the pressure wave are shown. Pressure in the focus is given as a function of PFN charging voltage.