This is "burst wave lithotripsy," compared to the somewhat-similar existing "shock wave lithotripsy." The new iteration apparently works more quickly and causes

This is "burst wave lithotripsy," compared to the somewhat-similar existing "shock wave lithotripsy." The new iteration apparently works more quickly and causes less pain, so can be performed while the patient is awake rather than requiring general anesthesia, which would make it practical to do it in, say, an ER or regular doctor's office. See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10117400/#sec2title https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10117400/#sec2t... for a comparison of the mechanisms.