PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calyxo, Inc., a medical device company focused on improving care for patients with kidney stones by delivering next-generation treatment solutions, announced this ...

EndoTheia’s device is designed for kidney stone removal. Credit: NMK-Studio / Shutterstock. EndoTheia has completed the clinical trial of its FlexStone Basket, an independently steerable device, ...

Owings Mills, Md.-based Chesapeake Urology reached its 1,000th milestone for ambulatory percutaneous nephrolithotomy, the highest number of such procedures in the country, according to a May 5 release ...

Another wave of heavy rain smacks western Washington this week, coupled with strong winds adding concern for potential power outages. by Preston Phillips, KOMO News Anchor SEATTLE — A groundbreaking ...

In a trial, more patients taking tamsulosin were able to tolerate placement of a large ureteral access sheath for kidney stone removal procedures. Preoperative administration of tamsulosin improves ...

Current guidelines do not adequately address removal of small, asymptomatic kidney stones, leaving the decision to surgeons. Removing small, asymptomatic kidney stones during endoscopic surgery may ...

Kidney stones are often removed via an endoscopic procedure. If a stone is too large, the urologists break it into pieces using a laser. The larger pieces can be removed with a grasping instrument, ...

Anyone who has suffered through a large, painful kidney stone wants to avoid a repeat episode. Now a new trial confirms one preventive strategy: removing small "silent" stones before they cause ...

Engineers and clinicians have found that adding light-absorbing nanoparticles to surgical saline can make laser kidney stone removal up to seven times more efficient, without raising heat risks or ...

Millions suffer from agonizing kidney stones, with a high recurrence rate. Understanding the four types—calcium, struvite, ...

Removing small, asymptomatic kidney stones during surgery to take out a culprit ureteral or contralateral kidney stone led to less relapse — emergency department visits, surgeries, and secondary stone ...