System for implanting an implantable penile prosthetic

A system for implanting an implantable penile prosthetic, the system comprising:

• a tool including a tube extending between a handle portion and a distal end,
• a bore formed in the tube, the bore forming a first opening at the distal end of the tube and a second opening located proximal of the distal end of the tube,
• a suture slide communicating with the bore, the suture slide having a curved surface formed between an exterior surface of the tube and the bore of the tube;
• and
• a first suture attached to a proximal portion of a needle, with the needle inserted in the bore with a pointed distal end of the needle closer to the first opening than to the second opening of the tube, and with a segment of the first suture inserted in the bore and alongside the needle, the first suture in contact with the suture slide, and a proximal portion of the first suture extending out of the bore at the suture slide;
• wherein the suture slide is located distal of the proximal portion of the needle that is retained in the bore;
• wherein the system is configured such that tension applied to the first suture ejects the pointed distal end of the needle out of the distal end of the tube;
• wherein the suture slide is provided as an opening formed in a wall of the tube;
• and
• wherein the system is characterized by an absence of a plunger inserted into the second opening of the bore.