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“Cutting Edge” Lithotriptor First Employed Successfully
in Michigan by Tri-County Urologists
The physicians at Tri-County Urologists have successfully utilized the new Swiss “Lithoclast UltraTM” while performing percutaneous nephrolithotripsy for staghorn calculi. This latest technology made available by Boston Scientific/Microwave Corporation combines the beneficial effects of pneumatic ad ultrasonic lithotripsy in the fragmentation of both large volume renal and bladder calculi. What makes the Lithoclast Ultra unique is the speed and efficiency at which complete stone fragmentation and clearance out of the collecting system can be safely performed.
The Lithoclast Ultra offers simultaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy and Pneumatic Lithotripsy functionally operated through a single combined hand-piece and foot pedal. Ultrasonic fragmentation, used in conjunction with a suction device, relies on rapid vibration of the probe tip thereby grinding the stone into fragments. The complementary technology, Pneumatic Lithotripsy, was originally developed in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is based on a jackhammer principle. A piston inside the hand-piece is propelled by compressed air through the Lithocast Ultra probe, resulting in the effective fragmentation of “harder stones” once their tensile strength is exceeded. Based on extensively researched histological examination and in-vitro applications, both modalities possess an impressive safety threshold to human urothelium.
Tri-County Urologists continues to pioneer this safe, new combined technology in Michigan because of the significantly enhanced speed at which patients can be cleared of their urinary stone burden. Dr. Jeffrey Schock and Dr. Jon Suleskey, both physicians at Tri-County Urologists indicate that “… we have been able to effectively treat and clear staghorn calculi in approximately one-third of the time previously necessary using the more tedious separate, stand alone modalities such as: holmium laser, electrohydraulic lithotripsy and earlier ultrasonic and pneumatic methods. Most importantly, the Lithocast Ultra brings the benefit of getting the patient safely off the operating table faster than ever before …”
Tri-County Urologists is pleased to offer its patients this new FDA approved treatment for urinary stones of the bladder and kidney. The physicians at Tri-County Urologists have successfully used this technology at a number of their affiliated hospitals including Mount Clemens General, St. John Oakland and Bi-County Community.
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