Elidah Announces the Launch of ELITONE® – A New Non-Invasive Treatment for Women’s Incontinence

Elidah, Inc (https://elitone.com/), a woman-owned medical device company, today announced the launch of ELITONE®, the first and only patented medical device providing non-invasive treatment for stress urinary incontinence in women. ELITONE is the first product of its kind launched under a newly created FDA product category for non-invasive incontinence therapy. Stress urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control when activities such as exercising, coughing, laughing or sneezing increase the internal pressure placed on the abdominal cavity and pelvic floor muscles. Read more.

Source: PRNewswire, August 20, 2019

Elidah Welcomes the New Year with New Funding for Incontinence Therapy

Elidah (http://www.elidah.com) has received multiple awards for further development of its neuromuscular stimulation technology to treat incontinence. Elidah has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue development of its wearable device, Elitone, designed to treat urinary incontinence, a condition that affects one in three women. Additionally, the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program in the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Elidah a contract to develop and adapt the Elitone technology for the treatment of injured Service members. These awards start in January 2018. Read more.

Source: NBHerard, January 9, 2018

State-backed Fund Boosts Monroe Company’s Elitone Medical Device

A Connecticut venture fund is backing a Monroe startup that is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval of a device to help alleviate a urological disorder affecting millions of women. In April, Newtown residents Gloria and Eric Kolb won U.S. patent protection on Monroe-based Elidah’s Elitone device to help women with stress urinary incontinence, with the Elitone device emitting mild electric impulses to stimulate and strengthen pelvic muscles. Women diagnosed with the condition can suffer urinary leakage during physical exertion or while coughing or sneezing. To date, physicians have recommended solutions ranging from exercises to surgical implants called pelvic meshes, with thousands of lawsuits having been filed against three manufacturers of the devices the past few years after women suffered adverse reactions. Read more.

Source: ctpost, August 17, 2017