A system (120, 300) for implanting an implantable penile prosthetic, the system comprising: a tool (122, 306) including a tube extending between a handle portion and a distal end (130, 320), a bore formed in the tube, the bore forming a first opening (132, 330) at the distal end (130, 320) of the tube and a second opening located proximal of the distal end of the tube, a suture slide (140, 350) communicating with the bore, the suture slide (140, 350) having a curved surface formed between an exterior surface of the tube and the bore of the tube; and a first suture (124, 308) attached to a proximal portion of a needle (126, 302), with the needle (126, 302) inserted in the bore with a pointed distal end of the needle (126, 302) closer to the first opening (132, 330) than to the second opening of the tube, and with a segment of the first suture (124, 308) inserted in the bore and alongside the needle (126, 302), the first suture in contact with the suture slide (140, 350), and a proximal portion of the first suture extending out of the bore at the suture slide (140, 350); wherein the suture slide (140, 350) is located distal of the proximal portion of the needle (126, 302) that is retained in the bore; wherein the system (120, 300) is configured such that tension applied to the first suture (124, 308) ejects the pointed distal end of the needle (126, 302) out of the distal end (120, 320) of the tube, characterized in that the suture slide (140, 350) is located between the proximal portion of the needle (126, 302) and the distal end of the bore, with the suture slide (140, 350) provided as an opening formed in a tube wall of the tube. a tool (122, 306) including a tube extending between a handle portion and a distal end (130, 320), a bore formed in the tube, the bore forming a first opening (132, 330) at the distal end (130, 320) of the tube and a second opening located proximal of the distal end of the tube, a suture slide (140, 350) communicating with the bore, the suture slide (140, 350) having a curved surface formed between an exterior surface of the tube and the bore of the tube; and a bore formed in the tube, the bore forming a first opening (132, 330) at the distal end (130, 320) of the tube and a second opening located proximal of the distal end of the tube, a suture slide (140, 350) communicating with the bore, the suture slide (140, 350) having a curved surface formed between an exterior surface of the tube and the bore of the tube; and a first suture (124, 308) attached to a proximal portion of a needle (126, 302), with the needle (126, 302) inserted in the bore with a pointed distal end of the needle (126, 302) closer to the first opening (132, 330) than to the second opening of the tube, and with a segment of the first suture (124, 308) inserted in the bore and alongside the needle (126, 302), the first suture in contact with the suture slide (140, 350), and a proximal portion of the first suture extending out of the bore at the suture slide (140, 350); wherein the suture slide (140, 350) is located distal of the proximal portion of the needle (126, 302) that is retained in the bore; wherein the system (120, 300) is configured such that tension applied to the first suture (124, 308) ejects the pointed distal end of the needle (126, 302) out of the distal end (120, 320) of the tube, characterized in that the suture slide (140, 350) is located between the proximal portion of the needle (126, 302) and the distal end of the bore, with the suture slide (140, 350) provided as an opening formed in a tube wall of the tube.