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.