Lithotomic apparatus
US4898574A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/85
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lithotomic apparatus includes a probe for insertion into the body cavity. A distal tip is fixed to the distal end of the probe and has nozzles. Each nozzle has a rear end communicating with a feed passage defined in the probe and a front end opening to the distal end face of the distal tip. A high-pressure fluid supplied from a source is fed to the feed passage of the probe and pulsatively ejected from the nozzles toward a calculus in the body cavity by a drive mechanism.
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