“Urinary incontinence” is the medical term for leaking urine. Research estimates that around 13 million people in the United States experience urinary incontinence, but the exact number varies ...

Your urinary sphincter is the muscle that controls urine flow from your bladder. An artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is a device that takes over the work of a non-functioning urinary sphincter. This ...

UroMems reported it met the six-month primary endpoint for the “first-ever” female implanted with the UroActive System. The UroActive System, the first smart automated artificial urinary sphincter to ...

For men facing stress urinary incontinence, the lack of bladder control can be a real impediment to their daily lives. Urologist and surgeon Benjamin McCormick, MD, explains what an AUS device is, how ...

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women represents a significant clinical challenge, often undermining quality of life and daily functioning. While midurethral slings currently constitute the ...

This retrospective review evaluated outcomes of penoscrotal (PS) and perineal artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement. A total of 120 patients available for follow-up underwent single-cuff AUS ...

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 ...

A woman in France has become the first female to receive an automated artificial sphincter device for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Grenoble, France-based UroMems developed the ...

Anal sphincters grown from living cells could be a treatment for fecal and urinary incontinence, according to a news release by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. In a study in Gastroenterology, Wake ...

LAS VEGAS -- After decades of use, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) finally has high-level evidence of its safety and efficacy for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in men. What's more, patients ...