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Granted Patent B2
US 9,636,225 · App. 15/134,386 · Granted May 2, 2017

Method of implanting a penile prosthetic

Inventors: Geoffrey A. Daniel (Crystal, MN); Yelena Tropsha (Plymouth, MN)
Assignee: Coloplast A/S
A61F2/26A61B17/04A61B17/06166A61F5/41A61B2017/00004A61F2005/415A61F2250/0013
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Patent No.
US 9,636,225
App. No.
15/134,386
Granted
May 2, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of implanting a penile prosthetic includes confirming that a tow suture is coupled with a resorbable suture-engagement component attached to an exterior surface of a cylinder. The method includes inserting the tow suture into a corpora cavernosum of a penis and pushing the tow suture through a glans of the penis and pulling on the tow suture and towing the cylinder to a distal location within the penis. The tow suture is removed from the resorbable suture-engagement component.

Claims (21)

1. A method of implanting a penile prosthetic, the method comprising:

confirming that a tow suture is coupled with a resorbable suture-engagement component attached to an exterior surface of a cylinder;

inserting the tow suture into a corpora cavernosum of a penis and pushing the tow suture through a glans of the penis;

pulling on the tow suture and towing the cylinder to a distal location within the penis; and

removing the tow suture from the resorbable suture-engagement component.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising confirming that the tow suture is coupled with the resorbable suture-engagement component that is attached to a distal end portion of the cylinder.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising confirming that the tow suture is coupled with the resorbable suture-engagement component that is attached annularly around the exterior surface of the cylinder.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising confirming that the tow suture is coupled with the resorbable suture-engagement component that is provided as a tip member attached to a distal end of the cylinder.

5. The method of claim 1 , confirming that the tow suture is coupled with the resorbable suture-engagement component that is bonded to an exterior surface of a cylinder.

6. The method of claim 1 , confirming that the tow suture is inserted into a slot of the resorbable suture-engagement component.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing the cylinder with a substantially constant wall thickness at a distal end portion of the cylinder.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing the cylinder with a uniform wall thickness.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing the cylinder with the resorbable suture-engagement component releasably bonded to the exterior surface of the cylinder.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising confirming that the tow suture is coupled with the resorbable suture-engagement component that is attached to an inflatable cylinder.

11. The method of claim 1 , comprising confirming that the tow suture is coupled with the resorbable suture-engagement component that is attached to a malleable cylinder.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

attaching a pump between a reservoir and the cylinder;

implanting the pump within the body, implanting the reservoir within the body, and implanting the cylinder within the corpora cavernosum of a penis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2016
From: DANIEL, GEOFFREY A.; TROPSHA, YELENA
To: COLOPLAST A/S
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 14184780 · Sep 15, 2014 · regional
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14476764 · Sep 4, 2014
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