What You Need To Know
- Hackensack University Medical Center is the first hospital in the country to invest in and use the new LithoVue™ Elite Single-Use Digital Flexible Ureteroscope System, which can monitor intrarenal pressure in real-time during ureteroscopy procedures.
High-Resolution Images Help Urologists Access, Visualize And Treat Kidney Stones
About one in 10 people will develop a kidney stone at some point in their lives. During ureteroscopic surgery, elevated intrarenal pressure (IRP) can occur in response to fluid irrigation which is used to maintain a clear visual field. High IRP may contribute to a range of postoperative complications including systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis and kidney injury. The built-in pressure sensor on the LithoVue Elite ureteroscope tip, which you can see in the manufacturer's video, is designed to allow urologists to make informed, pressure-related clinical decisions during surgery.
“For individuals that have had one kidney stone, they have a 50% risk of developing another in the next five to seven years,” says Ravi Munver, M.D., clinical vice chair of Urology and division director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urologic Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center. “This next-generation innovation is designed to facilitate surgical precision by helping urologists access, visualize and treat stones through enhanced high-resolution image quality, direct control over image and video capturing, and seamless OR integration.”