re help for kidney stones in article etxmow garboc etxmow garbo ericsson se mats winberg writes isn t there a relatively new treatment for kidney stones involving a non invasive use of ultra sound where the patient is lowered into some sort of liquid when he she undergoes treatment i m sure i ve read about it somewhere if i remember it correctly it is a painless and effective treatment a couple of weeks ago i visited a hospital here in stockholm and saw big signs showing the way to the kidney stone chrusher i saw this a few years ago on tomorrow s world low brow bbc technology news program the patient is lowered into a bath of de ionized water and carefully positioned high intensity pressure waves are generated by an electric spark in the water you don t get electrocuted because de ionised water does not conduct these waves are focused on the kidneys by a parabolic reflector and cause the stone to break up this is completely painless of course you then have to get these little bits of gravel through the urethra ouch paul paul johnson paj gec mrc co uk tel ext these ideas and others like them can be had gec marconi research is not for each from any reputable idealist responsible for my opinions
