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FDA approves Medtronic’s urinary incontinence treatment device

Implantation of the device is minimally invasive, requiring no sedation or imaging, and is conducted near the ankle.

Medtronic Receives FDA Nod for Altaviva Device: Stock to Gain?

MDT gains FDA approval for its Altaviva device, a minimally invasive bladder control therapy with long-lasting benefits.

How FDA Approval of Altaviva at Medtronic (MDT) Has Changed Its Investment Story

In September 2025, Medtronic announced it had received FDA approval and launched the Altaviva device, a minimally invasive ...

Medtronic's New Implant Could Transform Bladder Control Treatment

Medtronic's Altaviva wins FDA approval as a minimally invasive implant for urge urinary incontinence, offering long-lasting and low-maintenance therapy.
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Medtronic's Bladder-Control Devices Have a Feisty New Competitor

In November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved r-SNM, the first rechargeable sacral nerve stimulator cleared for full-body MRI scans, and sales results from the initial launch were ...
CBS News

"Pacemaker"-like device helping women who suffer bladder leakage

Bladder leakage is a problem for 60-percent of women. These kinds of incontinence issues can be a big problem, and significantly impact quality of life. Sarah Avrech is a mom of three. She started ...
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FDA Approves Nerve Stimulator for Bladder Control

Inserted near the ankle in a minimally invasive procedure, the device generates low-level electronic impulses that stimulate the tibial nerve to restore bladder-brain communication. The device is the ...
Yahoo

BLADDER CONTROL New methods help patients with overactive bladders

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 ...
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First patient treated with Medtronic Altaviva following FDA nod

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) today reported the first patient treated with its Altaviva neuromodulation device for urge urinary incontinence.
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Breakthrough device offers relief for overactive bladder sufferers

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A groundbreaking device that functions like a pacemaker for the bladder was offering hope to those suffering from overactive bladder, a condition marked by urinary urgency, ...
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Tiny Device Provides Control and Confidence to Overactive Bladder Patients

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Medtronic ratchets up patent spat for device that aids in bladder, bowel control

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 ...