SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 2, 2026--
BlueWind Medical, developer of the Revi® System for urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), today announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel has approved a new Category I CPT code for subfascial implantation of a tibial neuromodulation device. The new code takes effect January 1, 2028.
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Revi has demonstrated durable results with efficacy of 79% at three years and 95% patient satisfaction. Designed for a 15-year implant life, the miniature device is placed near the ankle in an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia. Patients receive personalized therapy at home that is powered using a lightweight external wearable transmitter.
Revi offers patients the ability to control when to activate their therapy and the amount of therapy they desire along with the added benefit of not requiring frequent device replacement due to short battery life.
The new Category I code recognizes the distinct physician work and procedural complexity involved in subfascial implantation, differentiating it from subcutaneous placement of a tibial neuromodulation device. Revi’s subfascial placement positions the implant in close proximity to the tibial nerve. Due to the elegant nature of the implant procedure, Revi can safely be implanted in an Ambulatory Surgery Center or hospital outpatient department.
Separate codes for subfascial and subcutaneous implantation will also allow payers to distinguish the procedures in claims data, supporting long-term tracking and comparison of outcomes associated with each approach when linked with clinical data.
“This coding milestone and the differentiation between subfascial and subcutaneous procedures in the coding structure reflects the AMA’s recognition of the distinct work physicians perform for subfascial placement. Subfascial placement, which places the device closer to the tibial nerve, along with Revi’s durable clinical outcomes, are attributes that distinguish Revi for patients,” said Kerry Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of BlueWind Medical. “With 79% efficacy at three years, 95% patient satisfaction and a device designed for a 15-year implant life, Revi offers a compelling long-term treatment option. We are grateful to the physicians and our professional society partners whose expertise, advocacy and support helped make this milestone possible.”
Physician Input Is the Next Step
The next step in the process is a physician survey conducted through the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC) process. Participating urologists will have an opportunity to provide input on the time, intensity and complexity of the physician work required for subfascial implantation. Those responses will inform recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding physician payment valuation.
“Urologists have an important opportunity to help ensure that the work involved in this procedure is accurately represented,” added Dr. Roger Dmochowski, BlueWind Medical’s Chief Medical Officer. “We encourage physicians selected to participate to complete the survey and share their experience with subfascial placement.”
The Category I code establishes a distinct reporting pathway for the procedure. Payment rates and payer coverage policies will be determined separately.
About the Revi System
The Revi® System is an FDA-approved tibial neuromodulation treatment for urgency urinary incontinence. Its miniature implant is placed near the ankle and powered by a lightweight external wearable that patients use to receive personalized therapy at home. Designed for a 15-year implant life, Revi avoids the need for implanted battery replacements and repeated office visits for routine treatment.
About BlueWind Medical
BlueWind Medical is a medical device company focused on advancing treatment for urgency urinary incontinence. Through the Revi System, the company aims to provide durable symptom relief with a simple implantation procedure and personalized therapy that fits into patients’ daily lives.
For more information, visit https://bluewindmedical.com
credit: BlueWind Medical Revi System
The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight said in a live video call that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save passengers after being stabbed by his co-pilot.
Meanwhile, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who was running in Israel’s upcoming election is withdrawing his candidacy following comments about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Friday. Full coverage is available here.
The FlyDubai captain told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save everyone on board, after he was stabbed by his co-pilot and the aircraft plunged into a steep descent.
“I had so many wounds. I had fallen down,” Capt. Smit Machchhar said from a hospital in Abu Dhabi. “I was fighting for my life. At one point I realized that if I didn’t get up … then passengers would lose their lives.”
Machchhar was seriously injured in Wednesday’s attack but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker as the Boeing 737 descended sharply, witnesses and Israeli authorities said.
The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, with 182 people on board, was diverted to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia for an emergency landing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, an Omani national, was arrested in Saudi Arabia. His motive for the attack was not immediately clear.
Israel was set to begin repatriation flights to bring back passengers stranded in the United Arab Emirates after commercial travel between the two countries was suspended following the attack.
— More coverage on the attempt to crash the plane is available here.
In the Strait of Hormuz, a tanker was struck by an “unknown projectile” while transiting outbound through the waterway, the British military said Friday, adding that the attack caused a “small fire and blackout onboard.” There were no reported casualties, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) said. The fire was extinguished and the tanker continued its transit.
UKMTO did not identify the tanker and there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Four tankers have recently been hit by projectiles in the critical waterway, bringing the total to five with Friday’s incident, UKMTO said.
Overall ship traffic remains below prewar levels in the Strait of Hormuz, as do shipments of energy products, even though Iran has lost its near-complete chokehold over the crucial waterway thanks to the U.S. Navy's efforts to shepherd oil tankers through the strait. That, along with various pipelines, has allowed Gulf countries to restore oil exports to nearly prewar levels.
Three Israeli strikes in Gaza City and central Gaza killed three people and wounded at least one other on Friday, according to health officials at Gaza’s hospitals.
Two strikes in Gaza City killed one person each, while another strike in central Gaza killed a third, officials said.
Israel’s military acknowledged carrying out the strikes, saying that it was hitting militants in those areas, without elaborating.
In Israel, the chairman of the left-wing Balad party said he would withdraw from Israel’s upcoming election after the country’s Supreme Court president said a majority of justices were prepared to uphold his disqualification.
Sami Abou Shehadeh’s candidacy was challenged over an editorial he wrote in the newspaper Al-Araby al-Jadeed the day after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The article did not condemn Hamas and argued that it was surprising violence hadn’t erupted earlier given conditions in Gaza.
In a subsequent article, Abou Shehadeh, a former member of Israel’s Knesset, called Hamas’ attack both unacceptable and a crime. He said he hadn’t known the scale of the violence when he wrote the first article.
The court weighed whether his remarks violated an Israeli law barring candidates who reject Israel’s existence, incite racism or support armed struggle against Israel. His lawyers said that barring him would reinterpret the law and create a new threshold.
About 20% of Israel's citizens are of Palestinian descent.
Israeli soldiers have barred Palestinian farmers and activists from harvesting olives in the northern West Bank, according to video footage obtained by The Associated Press.
The footage showed soldiers firing shots in the air and tear gas toward the Palestinian farmers and activists, while settlers were also seen in the area.
Israel's military said troops were deployed following reports of a confrontation, which was dispersed. It added that a security official at the scene fired shots into the air earlier, without elaborating. The military said no one was injured.
The olive harvest season in the West Bank is usually marred by tensions between Palestinian farmers and settlers. Israel has imposed new rules this year, prohibiting Palestinians from harvesting in what’s known as Area C, which is under Israeli security control and encompasses the majority of the territory’s agricultural lands.
In Yemen, intense fighting engulfed a residential area in Taiz City as clashes between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces raised concerns over a worsening humanitarian situation.
The World Food Program warned that renewed fighting in Yemen is worsening an already dire humanitarian situation in a country suffering from severe hunger.
WFP director Matthew Hollingworth said that almost three out of four households are unable to meet their basic food needs.
Shelling Friday by the Houthis on the residential neighborhood of Wadi al-Qadi in Taiz City injured several people, according to an Associated Press reporter in the city.
This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
This screengrab from Narendra Modi YouTube Channel shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking with FlyDubai pilot Capt. Smit Machchhar on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Narendra Modi YouTube Channel via AP )
