The AMS Ambicor® consists of two components: a pair of cylinders and a single pump bulb, connected by tubing. The pump is implanted in the scrotum and the cylinders are implanted in the corpora cavernosa (the chamber of the penis that, when filled with blood, normally produces an erection). The device is filled with sterile saline solution.
To get an erection, you simply squeeze and release the pump several times. This transfers fluid from the reservoir (located at the end each cylinder) to the cylinder shaft, making the penis erect.
To deflate the device, bend the prosthesis down for six to twelve seconds and then release it. This causes the reservoir valves to open, allowing the saline solution to flow out of the cylinders, leaving the penis flaccid again.
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