Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Herbert Tauber

Gerben Ten Cate

Hans Schweizer

Andreas Limmer

Franziska Dinse

Matthias Mahler

Markus Lanski

Bernd Malter

Hans-Juergen Haumann

Christoph Winkler

Heiko Köpping

Kirsten Hofmann

Mobile x-ray apparatus

Disclosed is an ultrasonic shock wave head for use in lithotripsy, comprising a shock wave source () and an acoustic lens () for focusing the ultrasonic shock wave generated by the shock wave source (). A bearing housing () for the shock wave source () is molded onto said acoustic lens () as a single piece.

Ultrasonic shock wave head for use in lithotripsy

A device to adjust the focus position of the therapy head of a lithotripsy system having an x-ray system, has a cross-hair disc that can be attached to an image intensifier of the x-ray system, such that extending away from the edge of the cross-hair disc are variable-length connection elements whose outer end facing away from the cross-hair disc can be indirectly or directly affixed to the image intensifier.

Device fittable to the therapy head of an x-ray guided lithotripsy system to allow adjustment of the focus thereof

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Erlangen, Germany

Herbert Tauber