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Affluent Medical hails first-in-human artificial urinary sphincter

March 19, 2024
By Shani Alexander
Affluent Medical SA said that its artificial sphincter, Artus, which treats stress urinary incontinence, was successfully implanted into the first patient. The company hopes that the device, which is the first artificial urinary sphincter that can be activated by the patient with a remote control, will be able to improve the quality of life of the millions of people suffering from urinary incontinence.
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Amber UI

Amber’s bioelectrical device highly effective in mixed urinary incontinence

March 4, 2024
By Shani Alexander
Amber Therapeutics Ltd. revealed positive data from the first-in-human investigation of its Amber-UI device, an implantable closed-loop bioelectrical therapy for urinary incontinence. Initial results highlight the safety and scalability of the Amber-UI therapy, which has the potential to meaningfully improve quality of life for patients dealing with the condition.
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VersaVue system

Boston Scientific launches single-use flexible cystoscope

Feb. 14, 2024
By Shani Alexander
The Versavue single-use flexible cystoscope, recently launched by Boston Scientific Corp. in the U.S., could help reduce the risk of infections in patients that comes from the improper reprocessing of reusable cystoscopes, Ron Morton, Boston Scientific chief medical officer, Urology told BioWorld.
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Improved neuromodulation technique for treating urinary tract dysfunction

Feb. 8, 2024
By Simon Kerton
The Belgian academic Stefan De Wachter is seeking patent protection for methods of ensuring pelvic health and treating a disease or disorder characterized by a dysfunctional autonomic nervous system using neuromodulation and applying a burst stimulation pattern of electric pulses of high frequencies from electrodes located in the proximity of the sacral plexus and/or pelvic plexus.
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Boston Scientific to acquire Axonics for $3.7B

Jan. 8, 2024
By Annette Boyle
Boston Scientific Corp. agreed to acquire neurostimulation company Axonics Inc. for $71 per share or $3.7 billion in total. Axonics focuses on stimulation of the sacral neve to treat overactive bladder and bowel dysfunction. It also offers a bulking agent to address stress urinary incontinence in women. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2024, pending approval of stockholders and regulators.
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Uromems urinary sphincter

Uromems develops altitude responsive element for its artificial urinary sphincter device

Dec. 19, 2023
By Simon Kerton
Uromems SAS is seeking patent protection for a system for the control of an inflatable implant device with a variable volume fluid reservoir that may be used to plug an anatomical duct such as a urethra, gastric duct, colon, or rectum, or configured for use as a penile implant.
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Boston Scientific Tenacio pump system

Boston Scientific’s pump for penile prosthesis greenlighted

Dec. 6, 2023
By Shani Alexander
The U.S. FDA’s recent approval of Boston Scientific Corp.’s Tenacio pump, a component for its AMS 700 inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP), is an “exciting milestone” for the company, Ronald Morton, chief medical officer, Urology, at Boston Scientific told BioWorld. The AMS 700 IPP is a treatment option for men with erectile dysfunction and is designed to deliver a more intuitive experience for patients when using the device.
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Focal therapies to treat prostate cancer are more cost-effective

Dec. 4, 2023
By Shani Alexander
Using minimally invasive focal therapies to treat prostate cancer are much more cost-effective and can improve patients’ quality of life compared to surgery or radiotherapy, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Economics.
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Bright Uro

Bright Uro shines with $23M series A for Glean urodynamics system

Nov. 30, 2023
By Annette Boyle
Bright Uro Inc. raised $23 million in a series A fundraising round to support its pursuit of U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance and launch of its Glean urodynamics system. Glean offers catheter-less assessment of the function of the bladder and urethra that uses an inserted pressure sensor instead.
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Urology

Versameb’s VMB-100 receives FDA clearance to enter clinic for stress urinary incontinence

Nov. 16, 2023
The FDA has cleared Versameb AG’s IND application for VMB-100, a potency-enhanced mRNA encoding human insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.
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