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US 6,648,872 B1Granted
Circumferential compression device for intracavernosal anesthesia and method for using same
OwnerStephen M. Zappalainventor
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the device of the invention, which is adapted to be applied circumferentially about a phallus, having a perimeter, and to facilitate intracavernosal anesthesia, generally comprises: a strip having a length at least slightly greater than the perimeter of the phallus, and a first end and a second end; and a hook and loop closure for releasably fixing at least a portion of the strip proximate the first end to a second portion of the strip
Claims3
A method for administering anesthetic to a corpus cavernosum of a phallus, having a perimeter, comprising the steps of,
- providing a strip having a length that is at least slightly greater than said perimeter of said phallus comprising,
- a first end, a second end and an inner surface;
- one or more openings through said strip that is adapted to receive said first end through one or more of said openings,
- one or more adjustable means for releasably fixing at least a first portion of said strip to proximate said first end to a second portion of said strip;
- and
- one or more cushioning means fixed to at least a first portion of said inner surface;
- wrapping said strip about said phallus;
- inserting said first end of said strip through one or more of said openings,
- fixing at least a portion of said strip proximate said first end to said second portion of said strip using said means for fixing;
- and
- instilling said anesthetic using a needle into said corpus cavernosum;
- wherein the step of instilling said anesthetic comprises, applying said anesthetic at the midshaft of the phallus by introducing said needle into a right cavernosal body of said phallus, wherein said anesthetic comprises 0.25% bupivacaine and 1% lidocaine.
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