Urgent‐SQ implant in treatment of overactive bladder syndrome: 9‐year follow‐up study

Abstract

After 9 years of clinical experience, we demonstrated that implant driven PTNS with the Urgent-SQ™ is a safe therapy for OAB. The implant has a long lifespan and is well tolerated by patients.

New evidence in the treatment of overactive bladder

“…At 9-year follow-up, six of the seven patients still had sensory and loco-motor responses with stimulation. Three of the four patients with successful treatment responses still use the device [39]. This study supports the long-term safety of an implantable PTNS, and shows that it is well tolerated.…”

“…This implant is surgically placed near the posterior tibial nerve and is activated by an external pulse generator. There is a 9-year open-label follow-up study of eight patients who received the implantable device [39]. A year after the study began, one patient had the implant removed.…”

A pilot feasibility study of treating overactive bladder patients with percutaneous saphenous nerve stimulation

“…Further work is needed to explore whether SAFN stimulation can be used either alone or in combination with tibial nerve stimulation to maximize clinical efficacy. Due to the peripheral location of the SAFN, treatment of OAB symptoms may also be achieved by transcutaneous electrical stimulation or with a chronically implanted device …”

A novel leadless, miniature implantable Tibial Nerve Neuromodulation System for the management of overactive bladder complaints

“…Neuromodulation offers a minimally invasive and reversible treatment option to patients who have failed conservative treatment. Multiple neuroanatomical pathways have been described for neuromodulation, including the S3 nerve root, pudendal nerve, and tibial nerve, with limited publications on implantable tibial nerve stimulators . The BlueWind RENOVA™ system implantation procedure is simple and short in duration (mean: 34.8 min) consisting of the placement of a leadless, miniature implant in the vicinity of the tibial neurovascular bundle at the ankle area.…”