Some functions of the lithotriptor, like the targeting of the stone, the generation and synchronisation of shock waves, the recognition of errors in the system and printing of the description of the treatment, couldn't be done without a computerised control. As the lithotriptor lacks an interface with a storage system for the treatments, we set up a specific database for ESWL which makes it possible to verify the result of previous treatments and to correlate the data of extracorporeal treatments with clinical data. Finally our programme generates an automatised report, producing a more complete document than that printed by the lithotriptor.
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