Application 1046

Sacral nerve stimulation implant (SNSI) for refractory lower urinary tract dysfunction of the following types: urge incontinence, urgency-frequency and retention/overflow

Application No.	1046
Application Name	Sacral nerve stimulation implant (SNSI) for refractory lower urinary tract dysfunction of the following types: urge incontinence, urgency-frequency and retention/overflow
Advisory Panel Members	Dr Ray Kirk (Chair and MSAC member) Mr Lou McCallum (MSAC member) Dr John Bolt (Australia and New Zealand Association of Urological Surgeons nominee) Dr Marcus Carey (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists nominee) Mr Gavin Davis (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons nominee)
Date Received by MSAC Secretariat	June 2001
Stage 1 - Eligibility	Eligible
Stage 2 - Assessment	Completed
Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister	This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 22 May 2002 meeting. The MSAC recommended that public funding should not be supported for this technology at this time as insufficient additional evidence of safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness has emerged since it was previously considered (February 2000) by the MSAC
Stage 4 - Decision	Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 26 June 2002
Stage 5 - Implementation

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