Device Controls Overactive Bladder
September 4, 2012 | Terry Sharrer
“VERV” is the trademarked name for Johnson and Johnson’s neurostimulation device to treat incontinence. It is a small patch adhering to the skin of the lower back with wireless control. Users wear the patch continuously for a week, and then apply another. Several urology clinics in the US are now conducting trials; this report is from University Hospitals Southampton (UK). Incontinence presents in many disorders—urinary infections, dementia, stroke, Parkinson’s, et al—and troubles millions of people. MORE