The FDA-approved Altaviva implant by Medtronic uses tibial nerve stimulation to treat urinary urge incontinence, offering ...

Kathy Boehm shows where the charger is placed to recharge her implant. The charger can be in a belt or tucked inside her pants. Dr. Tarek Garas Dr. Lindsey Hahn Locating the nearest bathroom when she ...

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

Bladder control problems affect an estimated 43 million – or one in six – U.S. adults. Of those, nearly 16 million people have urge urinary incontinence, a common symptom of overactive bladder (OAB) ...

Urinary and bowel disorders, manifesting as symptoms like frequent urination or difficulty in bowel movements, can greatly impact one's quality of life, even though they are not outwardly visible.

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 ...

Though it be but little, it is fierce: An implant that’s the width of just a few strands of hair is designed to take on the outsized symptoms of chronic pain—and is now cleared by the FDA to do just ...

Locating the nearest bathroom when she went shopping used to be as important for Kathy Boehm as finding items she was looking for. Bringing a change of clothes and adult diapers was a must-do when she ...