Today, he relies on a three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) consisting of a pump in his scrotum connected to an implanted reservoir in his abdomen sending saline to twin cylinders in his ...

"But now, the new implants that I have are inflatable, so I prick a needle into the side of my breast and fill it up with saline solution, like a water balloon. "I have to pump them up every three ...

The immune system’s foreign body response is important for keeping us healthy – but it’s not so useful when that foreign body is a medical implant ... acts as the inflatable “actuation ...

The implants – which come as inflatable or non-inflatable – are ... were ready for sex and her lover did about 20 “squeeze pumps” on a small grape-sized pump below his penis.

An inflatable implant works differently. The device includes the following: Two cylinders placed into the shaft of your penis A pump positioned in your scrotum A reservoir of saline in your abdomen at ...

The implantable ventilator consists of two inflatable hoses (green), seen here over a model diaphragm (white) Programmed to follow the patient's rate of respiration, the pump repeatedly sends air ...

A pump is also connected to the system and ... the man may never again have natural erections. About 90%-95% of inflatable prosthesis implants produce erections suitable for intercourse.

Inflatable devices are the most commonly used type. A three-piece implant involves putting a fluid reservoir under the abdominal wall. The pump and release valve is implanted in the scrotum.