Patent ID: 7172602

Claim:
A device for inserting a penile implant prosthesis through an incision into a corpus cavernosum, the device comprising an elongated, rigid body having a tip portion and tail portion, the tip potion including two prongs extending in a tip direction and a center portion between the two prongs, the prongs and center portion defining a notch adapted to engage and exert a force along the tip direction on a corner where a cylinder portion and a pump tubing of the prosthesis join each other, the prongs and center portion further defining a recess on one side of the center portion, the recess adapted to at least partially receive the cylinder portion or the pump tubing, wherein the tail portion of the elongated body comprises a paddle having a concave surface adapted to be inserted between the cylinder and tissues near or at the incision to prevent puncturing of the cylinder when the incision is being sutured closed, and wherein the elongated body is disposed substantially along a longitudinal axis, and the paddle extends in a direction at least twenty degrees from the longitudinal axis.