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Swiss LithoClast Trilogy: A European Multicenter Prospective Study

Multicenter single arm study to evaluate safety and effectiveness of Lithoclast Trilogy in a larger number of patients. 

Ten European clinical centers participate in this prospective, non-randomized trial. 
Oliver Wiseman (Principal investigator), Florin Tanse, Kasra Saeb-Parsy, Nabil Atassi, Renate Endriss, Laurian Dragos, Guido Kamphuis, Daniel Pèrez Fentes, Mudhar Hassan, Marianne Brehmer, Osther Palle, Helene Jung, Ben Turney, William Finch, Neil Burgess, Stuart Irving, Evangelos Liatsikos, Thomas Knoll, and Victor Cauni

Evaluation of intrarenal pressure stability at different lithotripter suction settings in a porcine kidney model

Strittmatter, F., Nagele, U., Schachtner, J. et al. Evaluation of intrarenal pressure stability at different lithotripter suction settings in a porcine kidney model. World J Urol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-021-03679-5

 

Intrarenal pressure levels with different suction levels were evaluated for Storz® Nephroscopes MIP-M and MIP-L in combination with Swiss LithoClast® Trilogy probes in an ex vivo porcine kidney model. 

Stone clearance times with mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Comparison of a 1.5 mm ballistic/ultrasonic mini-probe vs. laser.

Timm B., et al. Canadian Urological Association Journal vol. 15,1 (2021): E17-E21.

Mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (Mini-PCNL) is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure that requires a specific technique, as it utilizes relatively small instruments within restricted diameter access (to even 5 French or smaller). Treating renal calculi through the narrow working lumen of mini-nephroscopes represents the major challenge when conducting mini-PCNL.

EMS Lithoclast Trilogy: an effective single-probe dual-energy lithotripter for mini and standard PCNL

Sabnis R. B. et al. World Journal of Urology vol. 38,4 (2020): 1043-1050. 

Providing fast, easy, and safe percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) appears to be one of the most challenging issues in modern urology. In order to break the stones more effectively, a combination of different energy sources is needed. Swiss LithoClast® Trilogy is an all-in-one-probe, dual-energy lithotripter that combines electromagnetic impactor and ultrasonic vibration with suction capability. This study describes the initial clinical use of Swiss Lithoclast® Trilogy in patients who underwent Mini or Standard PCNL for stone evacuation.