InterStim therapy is an implanted stopwatch-sized device that acts as a 'pacemaker' by determining the rate of firing of the muscles in the pelvic floor and can change the way the bladder and ...

The bladder is a pouch-like muscular organ that holds urine from the kidneys until the fluid is eliminated from the body. When the bladder becomes full, nerves in the wall send a signal to the brain ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have demonstrated for the first time that stimulating a specific nerve in the pelvis triggers the process that ...

Pacemakers are used to regulate the heart — but they're also used elsewhere. Pacemakers are available for the brain, stomach and also the bladder. It's believed at least 50 million people deal with an ...

Hendersonville urogynocologist Jeffrey Garris, M.D. says being able to offer a bladder pacemaker has changed his practice, and has been a life-changer for his patients. President Trump wants to rename ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There is a long-lasting treatment for the millions of women suffering from overactive bladder: a pacemaker. "I was going to the bathroom pretty much – started out every 15 ...

Duke University biomedical engineering researchers have moved a step closer to a "smart bladder pacemaker" that might one day restore bladder control in patients with spinal cord injury or ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University biomedical engineering researchers have moved a step closer to a "smart bladder pacemaker" that might one day restore bladder control in patients with spinal cord ...

It's a problem nobody wants to talk about, suffering in silence and embarrassment. Of the 25 million Americans living with incontinence, 80% are women. But a pacemaker for the bladder may be the ...

It’s a problem nobody wants to talk about, leaving many suffering in silence and embarrassment. Of the 25 million Americans living with incontinence, 80% are women. In Healthy Living, Courtney Hunter ...

PLAINVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — Seventeen to 30 million in this country suffer from some sort of bladder dysfunction. It’s not only embarrassing, but it can also make doing some of the simplest things in ...

LOS ANGELES – It’s a problem nobody wants to talk about suffering in silence and embarrassment. Of the 25 million Americans living with incontinence, 80% are women. A pacemaker for the bladder may be ...