Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Prosthesis |
Object ID |
2005.0053 |
Description |
Penile implant Duraphase II Dacomed produced the OmniPhase prosthesis which was a positionable paired rod device. This device suffered from breakage of its central cable. The OmniPhase was later replaced by the DuraPhase prosthesis.The central core of each of the two DuraPhase rods contained a central cable which ran through 12 articulating polysulfone segments. A spring on each end maintained tension on each of the segments, which were movable over an angle of 17°. The DuraPhase device provided better positionability than malleable devices; however, cable breakage still remained a problem. |
Collection |
Engel Collection |
Date |
1992 |
Artist/Designer |
Dacomed |
Source |
Engel, Rainer, M.D. |