PENILE PROSTHESIS IMPLANT INSERTION TOOL

A device (200) for inserting a penile implant prosthesis through an incision into a corpus cavernosum is provided. The device includes an elongated, rigid body having a tip portion and tail portion, the tip portion including two prongs extending in a tip direction and a center portion between the tw...

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Main Authors GOHMAN, JAMES, A, GEORGE, STEPHANIE, A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 14.02.2007
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
DIAGNOSIS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
SURGERY
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:A device (200) for inserting a penile implant prosthesis through an incision into a corpus cavernosum is provided. The device includes an elongated, rigid body having a tip portion and tail portion, the tip portion including two prongs extending in a tip direction and a center portion between the two prongs, the prongs and center portion defining a notch adapted to engage and exert a force along the tip direction on a corner where a cylinder portion and a pump tubing of the prosthesis join each other. The insertion tool (200) in one embodiment of the invention has an elongated shape and includes a substantially round handle portion (210), a thinner, neck portion (220) having a U-shaped cross-section, a connecting portion (230) connecting to the neck portion (220) to the handle portion (210), and a tip portion (240).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20030709313