Furlow inserter
Long, curved instrument with an internal channel that holds a suture-loaded Keith needle.
How it is used
Guides the Keith needle through the corpus cavernosum and glans to fix the cylinders of a penile prosthesis distally.
Clinical tip
Incomplete cleaning of this reusable instrument has been linked to prosthesis infections, which is why single-use versions are increasingly favored.
Sources
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