New Generation of Surgical Equipment
Urolit's innovative and complex technology has been meticulously engineered to translate into very understandble and simple user operation.
The device has two main modes of operation, which are set on the control panel. In the single mode (frequency "1P") only the energy level of the pulses can change. In the frequency mode, in addition to the energy level, you can change the repetition rate and the number of pulses in a burst generated by the device.
The device automatically determines the type of probe (according to its diameter) and monitors the remaining life of its operation in real time, as well as the total number of pulses spent on the destruction of the stone. These functions allow the user to control the operation of the probe, make a timely decision on its replacement and evaluate the amount of energy spent on the destruction of the stone.
Probes of different diameters (2.0; 2.7; 3.6; 4.5; 6.0; 8.0 Fr) are supplied. Each diameter use depends on the localization of the stone. The correct choice of the probe allows you to increase the efficiency of the device, reduce the time of the operation, extend the life of the probe and reduce the risk of tissue damage.
The entire probe can be conditionally divided into three parts: a high-voltage connector, a transmitting part, and a probe head. The high-voltage connector of the probe is designed for electrical connection with the transmission cable. The transmitting part of the probe consists of flexible and elastic elements designed to transmit an electrical impulse to the probe head. The discharge head of the probe is a system of insulated electrodes for transforming a voltage pulse into an electrical discharge. Various design variants of the probe head allow efficient use of probes for lithotripsy in all parts of the urinary system. Conducting lithotripsy with probes without a head or with a damaged head is prohibited, since it is impossible to control the amount of energy injected into the object of destruction and ensure the safety of the procedure.
In order to improve the reliability and safety of the lithotripter, the device provides a system for monitoring the operation of the probes. It is built into the scheme of means that control the life of the probe and is reflected on the display of the device. In this regard, the probe connector contains a memory element for recording and storing the necessary information.
Since probes of different diameters are used for nanoelectropulse lithotripsy, there are certain indications for their use. The diameter of the probe affects the efficiency of the destruction of calculi and the resource of its work. The larger the diameter of the probe head, the greater the energy released through it. Thus, a larger amount of released energy, with the same parameters of the installed power on the device, allows you to destroy objects more efficiently with a smaller number of pulses, because the work going on the destruction of the object is directly proportional to the energy and the number of impulses.
In addition to an increase in the efficiency of destruction of objects with an increase in the diameter of the probe, the effect of increasing the service life of the probe is observed. The service life of the probe is understood as the total number of pulses that the probe can reproduce during the entire time of its operation, taking into account the set energy and the pulse repetition rate on the device.
The efficiency of the destruction of stones is also affected by the magnitude of the power (energy) in the pulse and the frequency of the pulses. The greater the power of the pulses and their frequency, the more intense the process of destruction of the stone. However, not only stones are destroyed, but also the insulation of the probe head, which leads to a natural decrease in the life of the probe with an increase in power and frequency.
These features are taken into account in the production of probes of different sizes and are included in the "probe resource" indicator. The probe resource function is presented as a percentage of the number of pulses remaining to the total number of pulses that the probe can transmit. This innovation in the interface of the device optimizes the work of the doctor and allows you to control the life of the probe during lithotripsy.