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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Ams Research, Llc, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Charles C. Kuyava, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Gary Rocheleau, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/26 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A penile prosthesis implantation device includes a barrel having a bore, and an obturator that is received within the bore and is configured to slide along a longitudinal axis of the bore relative to the barrel. A distal end of the obturator includes a needle clamp and one or more bore engaging members. The needle clamp is configured to hold a thread attachment end of a needle. Each bore engaging member includes a surface that engages an interior wall of the bore. A gap extends between a central portion of the obturator and the one or more bore engaging members.