(WNDU) - It’s a taboo topic that nobody talks about. But 1 in 6 Americans suffer with either urinary or bowel incontinence. That’s more than the number of people with Alzheimer’s, diabetes, or breast ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter, who is 50, recently went to a urologist for bladder retention issues. She had several tests performed. My daughter’s doctor told her that the diagnosis is “overactive ...

Stimguard LLC will begin enrollment for a head-to-head study of its Chronic Affarent Nerve Stimulator (CAN-stim) against Medtronic plc's gold standard Interstim device in treatment of urgency urinary ...

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 ...

Medtronic plc reported its tibial neuromodulation device was implanted in the first patient with overactive bladder as part of its Titan 2 pivotal study. The device stimulates the posterior tibial ...

The bladder is a pouch-like muscular organ that holds urine from the kidneys until the fluid is eliminated from the body. When the bladder becomes full, nerves in the wall send a signal to the brain ...

Medtronic continues to up its game in sacral neuromodulation. FDA approved InterStim X, the next generation of the company's InterStim portfolio's recharge-free device. Medtronic said implants have ...