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 ...

DUBLIN, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

The FDA has approved Medtronic plc’s next-generation sacral neuromodulation (SNM) system, Interstim X, giving patients a recharge-free option with a 10-year+ lifespan. This newest member of the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – It’s a taboo topic that nobody talks about but, almost one in six Americans suffer with urinary or bowel incontinence. That’s more than the number of people with ...

Medtronic plc today announced it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for InterStim X™ ― the next generation of the InterStim™ portfolio’s recharge-free device – and it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...