The Minnesota medtech company’s Altaviva implant just secured FDA approval. It treats urinary urge incontinence, a ...

General Stim Inc.’s implanted sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) system was approved in China to treat individuals with certain bladder and bowel conditions. Hangzhou-based General Stim’s SNS system ...

Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined as urinary urgency, with or without urge incontinence, often with frequency and nocturia. Initial therapy of OAB often includes anticholinergics and behavioral ...

Electrical transcutaneous neuromodulation (eTNM) of the peroneal nerve led to fewer side effects compared with solifenacin (Vesicare) in the treatment of overactive bladder, a randomized trial showed.

Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation may be considered an alternative treatment for overactive bladder (OAB), researchers reported in the Journal of Urology (2009;182:1055-1061). Kenneth M. Peters, ...

Pacemakers are used to regulate the heart — but they're also used elsewhere. Pacemakers are available for the brain, stomach and also the bladder. It's believed at least 50 million people deal with an ...

A new surgically implanted device the size of a lima bean can help control rheumatoid arthritis that isn't responding to ...