TABLE 1. Stone Propulsion Characteristics.
Effectiveness of repositioning ureteroscopically implanted human COM (Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate) kidney stones.
| Animal Number |
Number of Stones |
Stone Size (mm) |
Push Output (V) |
Motion Grading | Total Push Bursts |
Total Time (min) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 each | 90 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 45 |
| 3 | 1 | 4.5 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 3.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 90/50 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 16 |
| Mean ± Standard Deviation | 14 ± 5 | 14 ± 8 | ||||||||
0 = no movement; 1 = vibration; 2 = movement with rollback; 3= movement < 4mm; 4 = movement >4mm