Another SonoMotion system, Stone Clear, complements Break Wave because it helps clear the kidney of residual fragments ...

More than 370,000 insured patients in the US underwent kidney stone surgery in 2019, highlighting the importance of the 2026 AUA guidelines.

SonoMotion, a VC-backed startup based in San Mateo, CA, is a medical technology company developing next-generation non-invasive solutions for the treatment of kidney stones. To learn more, please ...

Vascular surgeon Nicolas Mouawad of McLaren Bay Region is the first in the country to use the SEISMIQ Intravascular ...

Objective: The novel semirigid ureteroscopy with a vacuum suction device has been increasing in the treatment of urinary stones recently. This study aimed to evaluate its clinical efficacy for ...

Israel isn’t the world’s most popular country, except when it comes to military hardware. A country the size of New Jersey is now the world’s eighth-largest arms exporter with a record-breaking $15 ...

A new minimally invasive treatment option called cystoscopic laser lithotripsy is changing the game for pets with bladder and urethral stones. The University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital ...

This review aims to comprehensively evaluate the impact of solid-state pulsed thulium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (p-Tm:YAG) laser technology in endourology. Special focus is given to its application in ...

Intrahepatic biliary stone disease is a difficult condition to treat, due to anatomical complexity of biliary tract, association with colestasis, and high recurrence rates, with potential short- and ...

A vial containing some of the bladder stones flushed from the dog in the cystoscopy photo. (This patient did not require the use of thulium fiber laser lithotripsy.) LEFT: Dr. Joe Bruner examining a ...

A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...

Engineers and clinicians have found that adding light-absorbing nanoparticles to surgical saline can make laser kidney stone removal up to seven times more efficient, without raising heat risks or ...