On July 30, 2008, CMS issued its final rule regarding the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). CMS elected to allow healthcare service providers until October 1, 2009 to restructure ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The interventional answer to heavily calcified coronary lesions could reside in a balloon catheter that blasts calcifications with bursts of acoustic energy, suggests an early-stage ...

The Break Wave device non-invasively fragments stones in the kidney or ureter on fully awake patients, without anesthesia, and at any site of care Kidney stones affect one in 10 people in the U.S., ...

Global IVL market forecast to reach $3.8B by 2032, driven by rising calcified cardiovascular disease and adoption of ...

The demand for lithotripsy procedures is expected to increase in the coming years. This expected increase is supported by a review of the Global Lithotripsy Devices Market. It is forecasted to grow at ...

kidney stone bladder stone assorted against ruler The goal of burst wave lithotripsy is to provide a noninvasive, 30-minute treatment in the clinic without the need for anesthesia, according to ...

Government authorities of several nations worldwide are providing attractive reimbursement policies for lithotripsy procedures, according to a TMR study that offers in-depth knowledge on the ...

When it comes to treating kidney stones, less invasive may not always be better, according to new research. In a direct comparison of shock wave lithotripsy vs. ureteroscopy -- the two predominant ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. -- Break Wave represents the future of kidney stone treatment with the potential to become a first-line treatment ...