Tool adapted to connect tubing of an implantable penile prosthesis
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorsJeffrey Brian Taylor, Wei Zhang, Samuel M. Shreve, John Clegg
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Abstract
A tool is provided in a kit of parts for an implantable penile prosthesis that includes a first tubing section and a first connector that is attachable to a second tubing section and a second connector. The tool has a vertex end and an open end, a first arm extending from the vertex end to a first distal end, and a second arm extending from the vertex end to a second distal end. The first distal end is spaced apart from the second distal end to define the open end of the tool.
Claims10
A tool adapted to secure a connector to spliced tubing of an implantable penile prosthesis including a first tubing section and a separate second tubing section, the tool comprising:
- a vertex end and an open end;
- a first arm extending from the vertex end to a first distal end, and a second arm extending from the vertex end to a second distal end, where the first distal end is spaced apart from the second distal end to define the open end of the tool;
- a first touch pad connected to the first arm, where the first touch pad has a first width that is wider than a width of the first arm;
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- a second touch pad connected to the second arm, where the second touch pad has a second width that is wider than a width of the second arm;
- wherein the first arm comprises:
- a first recess opening formed between an exterior surface of the first arm and an interior surface of the first arm,
- a first collar integrated with the exterior surface of the first arm, where the first collar forms an open diameter that is less than a diameter of the first recess opening, and
- a first slot formed in the first distal end through a portion of the first collar and in communication with the first recess opening;
- wherein the second arm comprises:
- a second recess opening formed between an exterior surface of the second arm and an interior surface of the second arm,
- a second collar integrated with the exterior surface of the second arm, where the second collar forms an open diameter that is less than a diameter of the second recess opening, and
- a second slot formed in the second distal end through a portion of the second collar and in communication with the second recess opening;
- wherein the first slot formed in the first distal end is sized to receive the first tubing section and the second slot formed in the second distal end is sized to receive the second tubing section;
- wherein the first collar of the first arm is adapted to capture the connector in the first recess opening, and the second collar of the second arm is adapted to capture the connector in the second recess opening.
A method of connecting a first tubing section to a second tubing section, the method comprising:
- providing a penile prosthesis having a pump and pump tubing coupled to the pump and a reservoir and reservoir tubing coupled to the reservoir;
- providing a connector having a first end and a second end, and inserting the first end into the pump tubing and inserting the second end into the reservoir tubing;
- providing a tool having a first arm and a second arm, with each of the first arm and the second arm having a recess opening, a collar integrated with an exterior surface of the each of the first arm and the second arm, where the collar forms an open diameter that is less than a diameter of the recess opening, and a slot formed in a distal end of the each of the first arm and the second arm through a portion of the collar and communicating with the recess opening;
- sliding the pump tubing through the slot of the first arm and engaging the collar of the first arm with a first sleeve of the connector;
- sliding the reservoir tubing through the slot of the second arm and engaging the collar of the second arm with a second sleeve of the connector;
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- moving the first arm toward the second arm and moving the second arm toward the first arm and pushing the first sleeve toward a center of the connector and pushing the second sleeve toward the center of the connector and securing the first end of the connector to the pump tubing and securing the second end of the connector to the reservoir tubing.
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