TOOL WITH A GROOVE USEFUL FOR IMPLANTING A PENILE PROSTHETIC CYLINDER

摘要

A tool for implanting an inflatable penile prosthetic cylinder includes a barrel having a solid central portion and a groove formed in an exterior side surface of the barrel between a first convex curved exterior surface and a second convex curved exterior surface of the barrel. The groove extends to and forms an opening at the distal end of the barrel and forms a cavity extending into the barrel from the exterior side surface toward the solid central portion. The cavity has a first gap dimension measured at the exterior side surface that is smaller than a second gap dimension measured inboard relative to the exterior side surface of the barrel.

主权项

1. A tool for implanting an inflatable penile prosthetic cylinder, the tool comprising:
a barrel extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the barrel having a solid central portion bounded by a first convex curved exterior surface opposite a second convex curved exterior surface, a first groove formed in a first exterior side of the barrel between the first convex curved exterior surface and the second convex curved exterior surface; wherein the first groove extends to and forms an opening at the distal end of the barrel; wherein the first groove forms a cavity extending into the barrel from an exterior side surface of the barrel toward the solid central portion, and the cavity has a first gap dimension measured at the exterior side surface that is smaller than a second gap dimension measured inboard relative to the exterior side surface of the barrel.