Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Prosthesis |
Object ID |
2005.0048 |
Description |
3 penile prostheses 1. Silicon device with multi-stranded silver wire core, 16cm by .8 2. Silicon device with multi-stranded silver wire core, 18cm by 1.1 3. Silicon device with multi-stranded silver wire core, 24cm by 1.1 Used in pairs for treatment of impotence. Jonas and Jacobi in 1980 introduced the first malleable device. This paired silicone implant had a twisted silver wire core which increased rigidity and allowed the penis to be bent either downward or upward. |
Collection |
Jonas Collection |
Date |
1980 |
Artist/Designer |
Jonas, Udo |
Source |
Jonas, Udo, Professor of Urology |