St. Bernards Healthcare has reached a new medical milestone with the successful implantation of Arkansas’ first tibial nerve ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many people have problems controlling urination and no medications or therapies seem to help. A special implant could be the answer Lila Forrest and other patients have been looking for. For many ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ZANESVILLE – Dr. Mitesh Parekh, a urogynecologist with Genesis Urogynecology, has been recognized by Medtronic, a medical device company, for outstanding contribution in positively impacting the lives ...

Bladder control problems, or urinary incontinence, can cause an uncontrolled urgency to urinate, increased visits to the bathroom, and accidental leakage. Different medical conditions, aging, and ...

SEATTLE — Half of American women 65 years old and older and more than 40% of those ages 50 to 64 experience some type of urinary incontinence. “It’s defined as the involuntary loss of urine and also, ...