The new DUOLITH^® SD1 »ultra«

First-class modular shock wave therapy with integrated ultrasound diagnosis

State-of-the-art ultrasound diagnosis and user-oriented treatment routines provide excellent conditions for forward-looking shock wave therapy. The new DUOLITH^® SD1 »ultra« offers a variety of features and options designed to enable optimal diagnosis and treatment of patients. The pioneering modularity of the DUOLITH^® SD1 »ultra« ideally combines treatment, diagnosis, information and navigation.

With the new DUOLITH^® SD1 »ultra« innovative ideas merge with the most advanced technologies and progressive design without losing the sight of traditions.

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Efficient mobile shock wave therapy at its best

The MASTERPULS^® MP100 »elite edition+« sets a new benchmark among compact radial shock wave systems for highly dynamic medical environments with a strong focus on individual requirements.

The built-in high-performance compressor makes the system even more powerful and provides excellent therapy success.

The MASTERPULS^® MP100 »elite edition+« with V-ACTOR^® vibration therapy creates a perfect balance between performance and efficiency, versatility and low maintenance costs.

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An exceptional tennis event:

Since 8 - 12 March 2011, Zurich/Switzerland has finally returned to the map of world tennis – with a worldwide new and unique concept: the »BNP Paribas Zurich Open – where champions meet talents«. Two generations of players: former legendary tennis champions as well as the world's best talents played in March in Zurich in separate round robin formats (analogue to the ATP Masters) and in a combined doubles competition.

Interview with ESWL expert Professor Axel Häcker, M.D.

Professor Häcker, your clinic has been using extracorporeal lithotripsy since 1989, starting with the first MODULITH^® SL10/20. You personally used a lithotripter from STORZ MEDICAL, the MODULITH^® SLK »classic«, until February this year. You and your department have now decided to purchase the new MODULITH^® SLK »inline«. What were the reasons for your decision, and what do you expect from the new MODULITH^® SLK »inline« for your clinic, your patients and yourself? We would like to ask you a few questions about this.

STORZ MEDICAL Newsletter »ShockNews« 02/2011

 ShockNews 02/2011 

On February 01, 2011, KARL STORZ Endoskope and almost 200 guests from Germany and abroad celebrated the grand opening of the new KARL STORZ Visitor Centre. Dr h.c. mult. Sybill Storz and Karl-Christian Storz were delighted to share the grand opening with invited guests from the realms of politics, business and medicine. In her welcoming speech, Dr Sybill Storz revealed that since joining her parents' company, the presentation of its products to the outside world and its continuous improvement has been her »hobby«. She explained that she was therefore particularly excited about the new Visitor Centre, which represents an avenue for customers to examine the entire KARL STORZ product portfolio, its advantages and its quality in detail. Visitors were able to experience the new KARL STORZ Visitor Centre first hand.

STORZ MEDICAL Newsletter »ShockNews« 01/2011

 ShockNews 01/2011

New publications in the field of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) commented by medical experts.
STORZ MEDICAL AG, Switzerland, offers a new literature service for medical professionals.

The promising developments in the newest medical fields are based on long experience with shock waves – effective and minimal risk of side effects. For 30 years, extracorporeal shock wave treatment has been applied successfully for disintegrating urinary tract concrements, whereby primarily the mechanical energy of the shock wave is used. Shock waves pass through soft tissue without damaging it. At the kidney stone energies are set free which cause it to disintegrate. The remnant is secreted via the urinary tract.

Since approximately 15 years extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT) is successfully used for the treatment of non-healing fractures in special centers worldwide (Europe, Asia, Africa and off-label also in the USA). After extensive basic research and positively conducted clinical trials the executive committee of the 14th Congress of the International Society for Extracorporel Shockwave Treatment (ISMST) held in June in Kiel, Germany decided to recommend

The first practice handbook on shock wave therapy

For orthopaedists, sports physicians and physiotherapists: the long-awaited »Shock Wave Therapy in Practice: Enthesiopathies« by Dr. Ulrich Dreisilker answers the most important questions regarding the treatment of enthesiopathies with extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT). The book is available in German, English and French (DVD) on www.level-books.com.

Dr. Ulrich Dreisilker, Shock Wave Therapy in Practice: Enthesiopathies

At the European Trampoline Championships 2010 in Varna, Bulgaria, the German national team was treated with ESWT. The final results were impressive: the German team won nine medals, among them four gold and three silver medals.

German national team at European Trampoline Championships in Varna, Bulgaria

Tägerwilen/Switzerland, 14 March 2011. – STORZ MEDICAL’s new MODULITH^® SLK »inline« has received a red dot award for product design. Only products that clearly stand out from comparable products due to their exceptional design receive the prestigious international award. The new lithotripter was designed by STORZ MEDICAL’s »design center« in Tägerwilen/Lake Constance in close cooperation with the innovation firm »frog design«. The world premiere of the MODULITH^® SLK »inline« will be at the 26th Annual EAU Congress in Vienna, Austria (18 – 22 March 2011).

The new MODULITH^® SLK »inline«

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits KARL STORZ

Düsseldorf/Germany, 17.11.2010. – The groundbreaking innovations of the STORZ group attracted very prominent guests during MEDICA, the world’s largest medical trade fair. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Federal Minister of Health Philipp Rösler visited the KARL STORZ booth in order to inform themselves about the latest innovative products of the long-established company.

From the left: Federal Minister of Health Philipp Rösler, Dr. Sybill Storz, Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Karl-Christian Storz.

30 years of shock waves in medicine

Tägerwilen/Switzerland, 15 December 2010 – Only 30 years have passed since the first kidney stone patient was treated successfully with shock waves. What started as an experiment is now a success story: patients from around the globe benefit from the treatment with shock waves. Today the waves have a wide range of application and physicians use them not only in urology but also in orthopaedics, cardiology, dermatology and veterinary medicine. New research results in the fields of wound healing and neurologic diseases show that shock waves will become even more important in the future.

Left: Lithotripter 1981, Dornier, Middle: Lithotripter 2010, STORZ MEDICAL, Right: Treatment of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder with focused shock wave handpiece 

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP HELD BY STORZ MEDICAL (SWITZERLAND)

V.D. Turchin - GE “Sanatorium Concha Zaspa”, Kiev

Workshop participants: Sorokin A., Amaniyazova S. (Kazakhstan), Frosini, S. (Russia), Dusebekova L., Toyeva G. (Kazakhstan), Guterson A. (Germany), Yuvchik E., Turchin V., (Ukraine), Marlinghauz E. Shimor Y. (Switzerland).

The Inselspital Bern (Bern University Hospital), a renowned hospital located in the capital of Switzerland, has been using shock wave therapy in the fields of tissue regeneration and wound healing for years.

Barcelona, 16-20 April 2010

This year’s Congress of the European Association of Urology took place in the beautiful city of Barcelona and was without doubt one of the most memorable meetings in the EAU’s congress history. Once more it was a great success, especially as the EAU celebrated its 25th anniversary. However, Iceland’s volcanic eruption nearly scuttled the event as many European airports were shut down because of the volcanic ash in the air. Despite these unforeseen complications, over 9000 medical professionals from around the world came to Barcelona and were rewarded with a well-planned and very interesting event.

STORZ MEDICAL’s MASTERPULS^® MP50 at the Dakar Rally 2009

The world’s toughest off road race, the Dakar Rally was held for the first time in South America this year. 530 racing teams from 49 countries met in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to compete in the legendary race. STORZ MEDICAL supported the Hardy Racing Team and their drivers, Jérôme Hardy und Frédéric Becart, for two exciting weeks.

10 years at the heart of the matter
STORZ MEDICAL convinces experts at the ESC Congress in Barcelona of the advantages of CSWT – Cardiac Shock Wave Therapy

STORZ MEDICAL's DUOLITH^® SD1 at the Beach Volleyball Tournament in Gstaad/Switzerland

Beach volleyball - a sport on the up and up: the Grand Slam tournament in Gstaad (Switzerland) that took place from July 6-12 attracted the elite of international beach volleyball. During the tournament, the athletes were exclusively and successfully treated for pain with the STORZ MEDICAL DUOLITH^® SD1. The renowned Swiss "Schulthess Clinic" provided the medical care at this major international event. The Senior Consultant in the Department of Sports Medicine, Dr. Kerstin Warnke, used the DUOLITH^® SD1 "T-Top" with great success to treat athletes with both chronic and acute symptoms.

Extracorporeal shock wave treatment for chronic pain is an established procedure with excellent success rates in a variety of indications. The question, how it works, concerns STORZ MEDICAL and many users of shock wave therapy for years.

The success story of STORZ MEDICAL AG started in 1988 with the development of a shock wave source with superb performance compared to conventional designs previously utilized in the field of lithotripsy. Electro hydraulic systems (spark gap/ellipsoid) and electro magnetic systems with flat coil and lens focusing were outperformed with respect to the most important parameters such as energy, energy flux density, peak pressure etc.