Torax touts 1st US use of Fenix incontinence system

Torax Medical said today that the 1st U.S. implantation of its Fenix magnetic continence restoration system was performed late last week.

The Fenix system is made up of a series of magnetic titanium beads that are implanted in the anal sphincter to minimize the involuntary opening of the anal canal. The system comes with a tool to size the implant and a tool to guide the implant and sizing tool into position.

The procedure was carried out at Jacksonville, Fla.’s Mayo Clinic by Dr. Paul Pettit, the St. Paul, Minn.-based company said.

“Currently, if patients are not happy with their quality of life after conservative and less invasive therapy, the only surgical option that stands between them and a colostomy is the newly-available Fenix device. Here at the Mayo Clinic, we are excited to be able to offer this new treatment to our patients,” Dr. Pettit said in a prepared statement.

In January, Torax its Fenix system won FDA Humanitarian Device Exemption approval for treating fecal incontinence.

The FDA announced the device had been cleared for marketing in mid-December, with indications for treating fecal incontinence in patients who are not candidates for, or have failed with other options to treat the issue.

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