A new multicenter study shows use of Medtronic’s InterStim Therapy via sacral nerve stimulation reduced incontinent episodes and improved quality of life in most patients with chronic fecal ...

Certain healthcare conditions often go unspoken, leading to silent struggles that affect the lives of many. Overactive bladder (OAB) and fecal incontinence (FI) are two such conditions, impacting ...

Medtronic is upping the ante in a patent dispute with competitor Axonics Inc. that has already lasted more than four years. The dispute centers on Medtronic’s InterStim device, an implanted ...

Sacral neuromodulation, which is also called interstim, acts to provide a small amount of electrical stimulation to the nerves that run through the tailbone (sacrum) to the bladder. For reasons we do ...

ZANESVILLE – Dr. Mitesh Parekh, a urogynecologist with Genesis Urogynecology, has been recognized by Medtronic, a medical device company, for outstanding contribution in positively impacting the lives ...

BARCELONA—Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) with Interstim Therapy is significantly better than an additional trial of standard medical treatment (SMT) for patients with refractory overactive bladder (OAB) ...

A successful treatment for bladder incontinence has a new twist that makes it accessible to more people. Bladder incontinence is a problem that impacts about 37 million people. One in six Americans ...

(HealthDay News) — For women with refractory urgency urinary incontinence, onabotulinumtoxinA injections may help control leakage better than the implanted nerve stimulation device InterStim, ...

Many people have problems controlling urination and no medications or therapies seem to help. A special implant could be the answer Lila Forrest and other patients have been looking for. For many ...

announced today that newly published data from a multicenter, prospective trial show that sacral nerve stimulation using Medtronic InterStim® Therapy reduced incontinent episodes and increased quality ...

SEATTLE — Half of American women 65 years old and older and more than 40% of those ages 50 to 64 experience some type of urinary incontinence. “It’s defined as the involuntary loss of urine and also, ...

One in six adults have bladder control problems. It can disrupt sleep or cause accidents, lead to social isolation and depression and affects women more than men. Overactive bladder syndrome affects ...