Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Prosthesis |
Object ID |
2005.0050 |
Description |
Penile Implant Surgitek Uniflate-1000 Inflatable penile implant. Preassembled and prefilled. Trimmable tail. Brand new in wrappings. In 1986, two different one-piece inflatable prostheses were introduced: Surgitek's Flexi-Flate implant[ and AMS Hydroflex prosthesis. Surgitek is no longer manufacturing or marketing penile prostheses and the Hydroflex prosthesis was later replaced by the Dynaflex prosthesis. Squeezing a small pump at the distal end transferred a small volume of fluid into a nondistensible central core. This provided rigidity comparable to a malleable device. When these devices were deflated, the central core collapsed producing some degree of flaccidity. |
Collection |
Engel Collection |
Date |
1986 |
Artist/Designer |
Surgitek |
Source |
Engel, Rainer, M.D. |