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 ...

InterStim Therapy is a sacral neuromodulation therapy from Medtronic. InterStim has been regularly used for urinary incontinence for more than a decade, but recently received additional approval as ...

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 ...

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

InterStim Therapy for Bowel Control Recently Approved by the U.S. FDA MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today that newly published data from a multicenter, ...

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 ...

One of the world's largest medical technology, services and solutions companies, Medtronic plc MDT is making efforts to expand its Pelvic Health & Gastric Therapies business, part of the company's ...

(RTTNews) - Medtronic plc. (MDT) said Monday that it has filed a pre-market approval or PMA supplement with the United States Food and Drug Administration or FDA for approval of its InterStim Micro ...

(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 ...

October 22, 2008--MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), today announced that it has submitted its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

The FDA has issued Medtronic clearance to market the InterStim sacral nerve stimulation therapy system for people with chronic fecal incontinence. The pacemaker-like device has already been FDA ...