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A review of the literature was performed and all relevant clinical trials of Moses 1.0 and 2.0, as well as the lab studies of Moses 2.0 carried out up to June 2022 were selected. The search came back with 11 clinical experiences (10 full-text clinical trials and one peer-reviewed abstract) with Moses 1.0 and Moses 2.0, and three laboratory studies (peer-reviewed abstracts) with Moses 2.0 only. The clinical experiences confirmed that the MT (1.0) has a shorter lasing time but lower laser efficacy, because it consumes more J\/mm3 when compared with the LP Ho:YAG laser (35 W). This gain in lasing time did not provide enough savings for the medical center. Additionally, in most comparative studies of MT (1.0) vs. the regular mode of the HP Ho:YAG laser, the MT did not have a significant different lasing time, operative time or stone-free rate. Clinical trials with Moses 2.0 are lacking. From what has been published until now, the use of higher frequencies (up to 120 Hz) consumes more total energy and J\/mm3 than Moses 1.0 for similar stone-free rates. Given the current evidence that we have, there are no high-quality studies that support the use of HP Ho:YAG lasers with MT over other lasers, such as LP Ho:YAG lasers or TFL lasers.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm11164828","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,18]],"date-time":"2022-08-18T23:28:41Z","timestamp":1660865321000},"page":"4828","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Moses and Moses 2.0 for Laser Lithotripsy: Expectations vs. Reality"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1461-8464","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariela","family":"Corrales","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"GRC Urolithiasis No. 20 Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, F-75020 Paris, France"},{"name":"Department of Urology AP-HP, Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, F-75020 Paris, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2474-8067","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alba","family":"Sierra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"GRC Urolithiasis No. 20 Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, F-75020 Paris, France"},{"name":"Department of Urology AP-HP, Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, F-75020 Paris, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Olivier","family":"Traxer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"GRC Urolithiasis No. 20 Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, F-75020 Paris, France"},{"name":"Department of Urology AP-HP, Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, F-75020 Paris, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"563","DOI":"10.1038\/s41585-018-0035-8","article-title":"Advances in laser technology and fibre-optic delivery systems in lithotripsy","volume":"15","author":"Fried","year":"2018","journal-title":"Nat. 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