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Pre-procedure checklist
- Your physician may want you to stop some medications prior to your procedure. Please check with your doctor before stopping medications.
- Please alert your surgeon if you have sleep apnea.
- You will not be permitted to drive home after your surgery. Please plan for a responsible person over the age of 18 to drive you home.
- Please verify your insurance with your implant doctor’s office.
PLEASE PLAN ON ARRIVING AT THE FACILITY 1-HOUR PRIOR TO YOUR ANTICIPATED TIME OF SURGERY.
As a reminder, your surgeon will likely ask you to stop blood thinners 7 days prior to your procedure. Please check with your doctor to determine if you should stop any medications in advance of your surgery. Your surgeon may suggest antibiotics and a surgical soap prior to your surgery. It is important that you discuss with your doctor whether or not you should eat or drink anything, including water, starting from midnight the night before your procedure.
Medical clearance
You may need medical clearance from your primary care doctor and/or cardiologist before your procedure. If your Urologist instructs you to do so, reach out to your Primary Care Provider and/or Cardiologist get medical clearance. Click below to see an example of what this form typically includes. The form will need to be completed by your primary care provider and returned to your surgeon’s office prior to the procedure, to make sure you are ready for surgery.
Talk to someone who has been through the experience
Our Patient Educators can be a valuable resource before and after your procedure as patients and their partners who have gone through this process and taken control of ED with a penile implant.
Insurance information
If you feel like your insurance coverage is impossible to understand, you’re not alone. Insurance policies are notorious for their complexity. For general insurance information, click the link below.
How to inflate / deflate your Coloplast penile implant
What to expect post-procedure
Frequently Asked Questions
Doctors report that patients experience slight discomfort, pain, and swelling post-procedure. Talk to your doctor if you are concerned about these side effects.
Ask your doctor when you can engage in sexual activity.
Each penile implant is custom fit to your anatomy. Discuss this in greater detail with your physician.
The implant is completely placed inside your body. The Titan® inflatable penile implant is not visibly noticeable. The penis appears relaxed and normal when in the flaccid state, and it is not obvious by looking at a man that he has an implant.
Each person’s level of activity may be different. Your physician will give you instructions for what level of activity is right for you. Resume normal activities only after being cleared by your physician.
If you have additional questions, call Coloplast Corporation at 1-800-258-3476 and/or visit company website at www.coloplast.us
Titan® and Titan® Touch Inflatable Penile Prosthesis – Important Safety Information
A penile implant, also called a penile prosthesis, is concealed entirely within the body to address erectile dysfunction (impotence). The implant requires some degree of manipulation before and after intercourse to make the penis erect or flaccid.Indications
The Titan and Titan Touch Inflatable Penile Prosthesis is indicated for male patients suffering from erectile dysfunction (impotence) who are considered to be candidates for implantation of a penile prosthesis.
Contraindications
The Titan and Titan Touch Inflatable Penile Prosthesis is contraindicated in patients who have one or more of the following: (1) Patients with an active infection present anywhere in the body, especially urinary tract or genital infection. (2) Patients with a documented sensitivity to silicone. (3) Patients with unresolved problems affecting urination, such as an elevated residual urine volume secondary to bladder outlet obstruction or neurogenic bladder. (4) Patients unwilling to undergo any further surgery for device revision.
Warnings
Implantation of the device may make latent natural erections, as well as other interventional treatment options, impossible. Men with diabetes or spinal cord injuries, as well as immunocompromised patients, may have an increased risk of infection associated with a prosthesis. Implantation of a penile prosthesis may result in penile shortening, curvature or scarring.
Precautions
Removal of an implanted prosthesis without timely reimplantation of a new prosthesis may complicate subsequent reimplantation or may make it impossible. MRI quality may be compromised if the area of interest is in the exact same area or relatively close to the position of the Titan, and Titan Touch IPP. Be sure to consult with your physician. Patients should discuss all available treatment options and their risks and benefits with their physician. Health conditions which hamper sexual activity, such as severe chest pain (angina), may prevent successful use of this device. The prosthesis should not be implanted in patients who lack the manual dexterity or strength necessary to operate the device. Trauma to the pelvic or abdominal areas, such as impact injuries associated with sports (e.g., bicycle riding), can result in damage of the implanted device and/or surrounding tissues. This damage may result in the malfunction of the device and may necessitate surgical correction, including replacement of the device. The device may be used in the presence of Peyronie’s Disease.
Potential Complications
Penile implants are surgical solutions requiring a healing period that have risks associated with surgery such as scrotal swelling, auto-inflation, discomfort, angulation/curvature, swelling (edema), device malfunction, chronic pain, difficulty with ejaculation, transient urinary retention, fever, migration, patient dissatisfaction, infection at surgical site or wound, deflation, swelling of clotted blood or clear fluid (hematoma/seroma), wound leakage, bleeding, delayed wound healing, narrowing of the opening of the foreskin (phimosis), sensory loss, cylinder malfunction, formation of thick tissue (fibrous capsule formation), over/under inflation, erosion, scrotal reddening (erythema), genital change, and inguinal hernia.
This treatment is prescribed by your physician. Discuss the treatment options with your physician to understand the risks and benefits of the various options to determine if a penile implant is right for you.
Caution: Federal law (USA) restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.