Patent ID: 9549729
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. 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 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 located between the proximal portion of the needle and the distal end of the bore, with the suture slide provided as an opening formed in a tube wall of the tube.