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Medtronic is upping the ante in patent dispute with competitor Axonics Inc. that has already lasted more than four years. The dispute centers on Medtronic's InterStim device, an implanted ...

If bladder nerves are damaged from surgery or from a disease, then a patient often loses sensation and is unaware that their bladder is full. Should you run to the bathroom now? Or can you hold it ...

GLEN DALE, W.Va. (WTRF) — WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital recently completed its first implant of the Altaviva device, developed by Medtronic, a new treatment option to manage bladder control ...

The one-year data shows that 80% of people benefited from the device. It's implanted in the ankle and stimulates a nerve.

A new implant eliminated bladder cancer in 82% of patients treated The device slowly releases chemo drugs into the bladder Chemo provided by standard means runs through the bladder too quickly to be ...

Urologists at Vanderbilt Health are enrolling men with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in a clinical trial named SOPHIA2 to ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — A new, low-maintenance implant device is now available to residents facing incontinence issues, adding freedom back to the lives of patients. A Lowcountry doctor has ...

The soft, stretchable sensor is the elongated section near the tip of the tweezers. The green box is the implantable "base station," which holds electrical components to power the device and ...