Uroplasty Announces Issuance of New Apparatus Patent for the Urgent PC Neuromodulation System Stimulator

Uroplasty, Inc. UPI today announced the issuance of United States Patent No. 8,046,082 covering the stimulator used in the Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System. The Urgent PC Neuromodulation System is an office-based, non-surgical system, used to treat overactive bladder syndrome and the associated symptoms of urinary urge incontinence, urinary urgency and urinary frequency. The new patent covers the reusable Urgent® PC stimulator. When connected to a thin needle electrode near the ankle to access the tibial nerve, the stimulator delivers current to the sacral nerve plexus that controls bladder and pelvic floor function.