THE DRY SPARK GAP LITHOTRIPTER

This dry machine, is operator friendly. The patient is on the dry machine, lies down, and we put the right upper quadrant to the right spot. There is an x-ray capability, an ultrasound capability. In biliary lithotripsy, we use the ultrasound to find the stone. And by the ultrasound there is a shield (I will show it to you) it has 6 lights on it (red lights) and carries the image to the ceiling like a NASA space system. There are two sensors there. Through those sensors the image goes to the computer. This is a pretty interesting technology and works for our patients benefit. There is our area spark gap under it and there's a column (water column). Patient's right upper quadrant gallbladder is going to come to that point and then we will catch it (which I will show you step by step) by the ultrasound image. Let's go step by step.