Method and device for determining an operating parameter of a shockwave source
First Claim
1. A method for determining an operating parameter of a shockwave source for generation of a shockwave to disintegrate a calculus in a patient by shockwave lithotripsy, said operating parameter influencing said generation of said shockwave, said method comprising the steps of:
- at a time selected from the group consisting of before said shockwave lithotripsy and during said shockwave lithotripsy, determining a characteristic of at least one of the patient and the calculus; and
automatically determining said operating parameter dependent on said characteristic and setting said shockwave source to generate said shockwave in said shockwave lithotripsy according to said operating parameter.
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Abstract
In a method to determine an operating parameter of a shockwave source for the generation of a shockwave to disintegrate a calculus in a patient by a shockwave lithotripsy, a characteristic of the patient and/or of the calculus is determined before and/or during the shockwave lithotripsy and the operating parameter is automatically determined dependent on the characteristic. A device for determining an operating parameter of a shockwave source for the destruction of a calculus in a patient has an acquisition and control unit for determination and/or input of a characteristic of the patient and/or of the calculus, and for automatic determination of the operating parameter dependent on the characteristic.
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1. A method for determining an operating parameter of a shockwave source for generation of a shockwave to disintegrate a calculus in a patient by shockwave lithotripsy, said operating parameter influencing said generation of said shockwave, said method comprising the steps of:
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at a time selected from the group consisting of before said shockwave lithotripsy and during said shockwave lithotripsy, determining a characteristic of at least one of the patient and the calculus; and
automatically determining said operating parameter dependent on said characteristic and setting said shockwave source to generate said shockwave in said shockwave lithotripsy according to said operating parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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7. A method as claimed in claim i comprising determining a bacteriological composition of a body secretion of the patient as said characteristic.
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23. A device for determining an operating parameter of a shockwave source for generation of a shockwave to disintegrate a calculus in a patient by shockwave lithotripsy, said device comprising:
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an acquisition and control unit having an input to which a characteristic of at least one of the patient and the calculus is supplied; and
said acquisition and control unit including a processor that automatically determines, dependent on the characteristic, an operating parameter for the shockwave source that influences said generation of said shockwave. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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