title: Vacuum constriction device for management of erectile impotence.
abstract: A mechanical device for treatment of impotence based on the concept of entrapment of blood in the penis following vacuum-assisted tumescence is described and more than 15,000 units have been marketed. A total of 1,517 users who acquired the device between 1974 and 1987 completed a questionnaire concerning the system. Of these patients 92 per cent either achieved an erection or an erection-like state that was satisfactory for intercourse and 77 per cent had intercourse at least every 2 weeks. No serious ill effect from use of the device has been reported a and it is particularly effective in the management of partial impotence. In selected patients the device is an alternative to either surgical placement of a penile prosthesis, intracavernous injection of vasoactive drugs or sexual abstinence.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, Augusta.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Witherington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003250:Constriction; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004867:Equipment Design; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection; D014618:Vacuum