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Win For Axonics As England’s NICE Says Rechargeable Neuromodulation Is Cost-Effective

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Health technology assessment body NICE is consulting on draft guidance that recommends Axonics' device for overactive bladder.

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NICE says that the Axonics system is cost effective • Source: Shutterstock

A rechargeable, wireless, sacral neuromodulation (SNM) implant, made by Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc., has been recommended for use as a treatment for overactive bladder in England’s National Health Service by the health technology assessment (HTA) body, NICE.

The Axonics r-SNM system will last longer than the standard non-rechargeable system, resulting in a cost saving for the NHS after six years of use and fewer replacement surgeries, according...

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