Purpose: To test the effectiveness (Participant A) and tolerability (Participant B) of urinary
stone comminution in the first-in-human trial of a new technology, burst-wave lithotripsy …

Objective: Our goals were to validate stone comminution with an investigational burst wave
lithotripsy (BWL) system in patient-relevant conditions and to evaluate the use of ultrasonic …

Stone disease management has changed little in 30 years, and patient care, technology,
and cost can be improved. 1 Patients endure pain and anxiety in waiting for spontaneous …

The interactions of cavitating bubbles with elastic and viscoelastic materials play a central
role in many biomedical applications. This thesis makes use of numerical modeling and data …

Ultrasound-mediated microbubble cavitation lithotripsy as a new minimally invasive
approach has received great attention for the treatment of urinary stones. However, the …

While ESWL is generally considered safe and effective, new methods are being created as
result of continuous lithotripsy research to enhance the procedure's results. The aim is to …

2. SUMMARY The first seven presentations, 7, 8, 13-17 in the session are products of a
single large NIH grant focused on one vision for the noninvasive surgical management of …