Elitone: Just the Facts

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Last reviewed: 7/28/2026

What is Elitone?

Elitone® is a family of FDA-cleared, external medical devices that treat urinary incontinence at home.

Elitone devices are worn against the skin beneath clothing. Nothing is inserted into the body. Each treatment session lasts approximately 20 minutes, and users can remain mobile during treatment.

The Elitone product family includes:

Elitone: Treats stress urinary incontinence in women, including leaks associated with coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting and exercise. It uses neuromuscular electrical stimulation, or NMES, to contract and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles automatically.
Elitone Urge: Treats urge urinary incontinence in women, including bladder leaks associated with a sudden, difficult-to-control urge to urinate. It delivers stimulation designed to calm the nerves and muscles involved in bladder control.
Elitone for Men: Aids early continence recovery in men experiencing urinary leakage after prostate surgery. It activates and conditions the pelvic floor muscles that support bladder control.

Elitone is manufactured by Elidah, Inc., a medical-device company based in Connecticut.

Is Elitone FDA-cleared?

Yes. Each Elitone device has received FDA 510(k) clearance:

Elitone: FDA-cleared February 11, 2019, under 510(k) K183585.
Elitone Urge: FDA-cleared February 24, 2023, under 510(k) K223884.
Elitone for Men: FDA-cleared January 23, 2026, under 510(k) K253285.

FDA clearance means the FDA determined that the device was substantially equivalent to a legally marketed medical device for its intended use.

Elitone products are available without a prescription for direct purchase. A prescription and other documentation may be required when seeking insurance coverage.

What conditions does Elitone treat?

The correct product depends on the type and cause of urinary leakage.

Elitone treats stress urinary incontinence in women, which typically causes leakage during activities that place pressure on the bladder, such as:

  • Coughing or sneezing
  • Laughing
  • Running, jumping or exercising
  • Lifting
  • Standing up or changing position

Elitone may also be appropriate for some women with mixed urinary incontinence when pelvic floor weakness contributes to their symptoms.

Elitone Urge treats urge urinary incontinence in women, which is often associated with overactive bladder. Symptoms can include:

  • A sudden, difficult-to-control need to urinate
  • Leakage before reaching the bathroom
  • Frequent bathroom trips
  • Waking at night to urinate

Elitone for Men is intended for men in the early continence-recovery period following prostate surgery. It is designed to help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that support bladder control.

It should not be used for persistent urinary incontinence more than 12 months after prostatectomy.

How does Elitone work?

Elitone uses electrical stimulation delivered through an external, adhesive GelPad.

For stress urinary incontinence, the stimulation activates the pelvic floor muscles in repeated contraction-and-rest cycles. This allows Elitone to perform consistent pelvic floor contractions without requiring the user to perform each Kegel exercise voluntarily.

Elitone Urge uses a different treatment program intended to calm the pelvic floor and bladder-control pathway associated with urinary urgency and urge-related leaks.

Elitone for Men activates the pelvic floor muscles involved in bladder control after prostate surgery.

Users control the stimulation intensity and should increase it until they feel a strong but comfortable response.

Is anything inserted?

No. Elitone is fully external.

The GelPad is placed against the skin in the perineal area and connected to a small controller. There are no vaginal probes, anal probes or implanted components.

How long is each treatment?

Each Elitone treatment lasts approximately 20 minutes.

For the women’s products, the initial treatment course generally lasts six weeks. Some users continue treatment longer or use occasional maintenance sessions depending on their symptoms and progress.

Elitone for Men is generally used for 20 minutes per day, five days per week, during a 12-week continence-recovery program.

Users should follow the instructions supplied with their specific device.

Does Elitone do Kegels for you?

Elitone automatically contracts and relaxes the pelvic floor muscles in a pattern similar to correctly performed pelvic floor exercises.

Unlike biofeedback trainers that measure or coach voluntary Kegel contractions, Elitone supplies the stimulation that causes the muscles to contract. The user does not have to perform every contraction independently.

Elitone may also be used as a complement to clinician-directed pelvic floor physical therapy.

Does Elitone work?

Elitone products have been evaluated in multiple clinical studies, and the results were reviewed by FDA as part of the regulatory approval process.

Across studies of Elitone and Elitone Urge, approximately 95% of participants experienced fewer leaks after six weeks of treatment, with average reductions in leakage greater than 70%.

Elitone clinical results:

In a six-week clinical study of women with stress urinary incontinence:

  • 95% experienced fewer leaks.
  • Participants had an average 71% reduction in daily leaks.
  • 75% achieved a clinically significant reduction of more than 50%.
  • Pad use and incontinence-related quality of life improved significantly.

Elitone URGE clinical results:

In a six-week study of women with urge or mixed urinary incontinence:

  • 97% experienced improvement.
  • 85% achieved more than a 50% reduction in urge-related accidents.
  • Incontinence-related quality of life improved significantly.

Elitone for Men clinical results:

In a study of men recovering from prostatectomy:

  • At six weeks, the treatment group had a mean 61% reduction in 24-hour pad weight.
  • At 12 weeks, the treatment group had a mean 92% reduction in 24-hour pad weight, compared with 68% from historical controls.

Individual results vary. Elitone is a treatment for urinary incontinence, but no medical treatment can guarantee that every user will become completely dry.

How quickly will I see results?

Many users begin noticing improvement within the first several weeks.

The primary women’s treatment course is six weeks, although some users may need up to 12 weeks or ongoing maintenance treatment. Men recovering from prostate surgery generally follow a 12-week treatment program.

Results depend on factors including the type and severity of incontinence, consistent use, correct GelPad placement and underlying medical conditions.

How many people have used Elitone?

More than 40,000 women have used Elitone and Elitone Urge.

How much does Elitone cost?

Current standard U.S. prices are:

  • Elitone Essential Kit: $429
  • Elitone Urge Essential Kit: $429
  • Elitone or Elitone Urge Bundle: $539
  • Elitone for Men: $449
  • Replacement GelPads: $33 per five-pack

The women’s Essential Kit includes the device and 10 GelPads, which are intended to support the initial six-week treatment course.

The women’s Bundle includes the device and 30 GelPads for extended treatment or maintenance.

Elitone for Men includes the device and 15 male GelPads for the initial 12-week program.

Promotional prices and limited-availability product versions may occasionally differ. The product page and checkout display the current purchase price.

Are payment plans available?

Yes. Qualified customers may select payment options through Affirm or PayPal Pay Later at checkout.

Monthly payments, interest and repayment terms depend on the purchase amount, selected plan and the customer’s eligibility. Advertised monthly amounts are examples and are not guaranteed for every purchaser.

Is Elitone HSA/FSA eligible?

Yes. Elitone devices and replacement GelPads are eligible medical expenses for many health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts.

Checkout with SIKA to expedite the HSA/FSA payment process.

Does Elitone have a money-back guarantee?

Yes. Elitone devices purchased directly from Elitone include a 60-day money-back guarantee, subject to the current return-policy terms.

The 60-day period begins on the purchase date. Customers should review the complete return policy for requirements, exclusions and instructions before returning a product.

Is Elitone covered by insurance or Medicare?

Original Medicare Part B may cover Elitone when medical-necessity and documentation requirements are met. Medicare coverage requires a prescription and may require evidence that pelvic floor muscle exercises were attempted first.

Some private insurance plans may provide coverage, but benefits, network rules, deductibles, coinsurance and prior-authorization requirements vary by plan.

Medicare Advantage is private insurance and should not be assumed to follow Original Medicare’s coverage or payment rules.

Insurance coverage is not guaranteed until eligibility and claim requirements have been reviewed.

How are Elitone GelPads used?

GelPads are reusable adhesive electrodes shaped for external placement on the perineal area.

Women’s and men’s GelPads have different shapes and are not interchangeable. Each GelPad can generally be used at least three times, or until it no longer adheres adequately.

A five-pack usually provides approximately 15 to 20 treatments. Actual use can vary based on skin preparation, storage and adhesion.

How is Elitone different from other pelvic floor devices?

Pelvic floor products do not all work the same way.

Compared with biofeedback trainers

Inserted biofeedback trainers, such as Elvie Trainer, measure voluntary pelvic floor contractions and provide coaching or feedback. The user must still perform the exercises.

Elitone is external and generates the muscle contractions automatically.

Compared with inserted electrical-stimulation devices

Devices such as Yarlap use electrical stimulation to activate the pelvic floor muscles, but require an internally inserted probe.

Elitone delivers stimulation externally through a GelPad placed against the skin.

Compared with passive symptom-management products

Pads, liners, pessaries and similar products may help manage or prevent individual leakage episodes. Elitone is intended to treat the neuromuscular cause of urinary leakage rather than simply absorb or temporarily block leaks.

Comparisons should be based on each product’s cleared indication and current instructions for use. Elitone should not claim that competing products are ineffective or not FDA-cleared unless that statement has been individually verified.

Do I need a prescription?

No prescription is required to purchase Elitone, Elitone Urge, or Elitone for Men directly.

A prescription may be required to obtain insurance or Medicare coverage.

Who should not use Elitone?

Elitone should not be used by people with certain medical conditions, including implanted electronic devices such as pacemakers or implanted defibrillators.

Additional contraindications and precautions vary by product. For example, the women’s products should not be used during pregnancy.

Customers should read the complete instructions for use and consult a healthcare professional when they are uncertain whether the device is appropriate for them.

Is Elitone the same as Elitone Urge?

No. They share the same external treatment platform but use different stimulation programs and have different FDA-cleared indications.

  • Choose Elitone for leaks primarily caused by pressure or physical activity.
  • Choose Elitone Urge for leaks primarily caused by a sudden, uncontrollable urge to urinate.
  • Women experiencing both types of symptoms are typically recommended to use Elitone as it outputs signals that both tone and relax the muscles.

Who makes Elitone?

Elitone is developed and manufactured by Elidah, Inc., a U.S. medical-device company founded by biomedical engineer Gloria Kolb and Eric Kolb.

Elidah is headquartered in Connecticut.

Where can I find the most current information?

For current prices, product configurations, safety information and purchasing terms, refer to the corresponding product page on elitone.com.

Older PDFs, landing pages, advertisements and reimbursement documents may contain outdated pricing or discontinued product configurations. When information conflicts, the current product page, current instructions for use and this page should take precedence.

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