ALBANY, N.Y., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Introduced in the early 1980s, lithotripsy revolutionized the treatment of kidney stone disease for being the only non- invasive treatment, meaning the one that required with no incision or internal telescopic device. Patients who once required major surgery for the removal of kidney stones could now be treated with lithotripsy, not requiring even an incision.