Patent ID: 9480566
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
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 characterized in that the first groove includes a lip that is formed by the exterior side surface of the barrel, and a distance between the lip and an opposite wall of the cavity forms the first gap dimension; characterized in that the lip is flexible and pre-stressed to provide a clamping force directed to a portion of the inflatable penile prosthetic cylinder that is inserted into the cavity.