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 ...

(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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Medtronic’s InterStim Therapy achieved through sacral nerve stimulation helped reduce incontinent episodes in victims suffering severe fecal incontinence. The device was found to be safe and effective ...

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, ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of InterStim® Therapy for Bowel Control. InterStim Therapy, previously ...

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 ...

Botox injections may be slightly better at reducing urinary incontinence in some older women than InterStim, an implanted bladder control device, results of a U.S. trial suggest. Researchers tested ...

The 64-year-old woman sits in her plush Turnberry Towers condominium just off the Strip and talks about what it was like to be a prisoner in her home. Frequently, she fights back tears and clears her ...