Focused Shock Waves Produced By Spark-Source Lithotripters
Friday, February 28, 1992 4:00 p.m. Dr. Mark Hamilton Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Lithotripters use focused shock waves to disintegrate kidney stones and gallstones. One way to generate the shock wave is with a spark source at the near focus of an ellipsoidal mirror. The acoustic energy in the…