Method for draining a medical device adapted to be implanted

A method for draining a medical device adapted to be implanted in a human or animal body, the medical device comprising a casing enclosing a fluid reservoir and a fluid outlet forming a fluid connection between the reservoir and a volume external to the casing, comprising:

• providing the device in a packaging comprising a tank, the casing being held in the tank in a position in which the reservoir is positioned between the bottom of the tank and the fluid outlet,
• filling the tank with a biocompatible fluid, so that a zone of the packaging external to the medical device which is in fluid connection with the fluid outlet of the reservoir is immersed in the fluid,
• draining the reservoir of the medical device of air by filling the reservoir with the biocompatible fluid and discharging the air present in the reservoir to the fluid outlet,
• wherein the step of draining the medical device is performed by moving a movable wall of the reservoir to vary a volume of the reservoir,
• wherein said movement of the movable wall of the reservoir is performed by an electromechanical actuator arranged in the casing.

A method for draining a medical device adapted to be implanted in a human or animal body, the medical device comprising a casing enclosing a fluid reservoir and a fluid outlet forming a fluid connection between the reservoir and a volume external to the casing, comprising:

• providing the device in a packaging comprising a tank, the casing being held in the tank in a position in which the reservoir is positioned between the bottom of the tank and the fluid outlet,
• filling the tank with a biocompatible fluid, so that a zone of the packaging external to the medical device which is in fluid connection with the fluid outlet of the reservoir is immersed in the fluid,
• draining the reservoir of the medical device of air by filling the reservoir with the biocompatible fluid and discharging the air present in the reservoir to the fluid outlet,
• wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of an artificial sphincter, an artificial muscle, an electrical stimulator, a gastric band, a neurostimulator, and a penile implant.