Extracorporeal lithotripter Integra

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Integra: A State-of-the-Art Electromagnetic SWL System Integra incorporates a novel shockwave technology, innovative imaging and a revolutionary architecture oriented toward fragmentation effectiveness and accurate imaging. Integra is a single unit, including a fluoroscopy system, treatment table and shockwave unit all in one. This architecture dramatically reduces coupling, set-up and treatment time. The vertically positioned shockwave source makes patient positioning easy and quick and offers in-line fluoroscopy without the need to delay the treatment procedure ("On-line"). Integra's unique One View Localization method replaces the need to rotate the X-ray unit and allows for a concise design and footprint. A user friendly physician's console enables complete control of the procedure as well as advanced image processing functions. Vertical Shock Wave Orientation/Delivery Through the Patient's Back The majority of lithotripters in the market use the lateral shockwave orientation. Integra uses a vertical orientation shockwave source instead of lateral orientation. Delivering shock waves through the back entails a series of advantages, including: A. Short distance between the source and the target stone (about 40% reduction), improves treatment efficiency. The shorter the distance the shockwave has to travel inside the body the less energy is dispersed and hence fragmentation efficiency increases. B. Shockwave path to kidney passes mainly through muscles and not through intestines which may contain gas. This leads to better energy efficiency since gas blocks the propagation of shockwaves. C. In-line X-ray Imaging which allows imaging the exact shockwave pattern.