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Prosthetic Urology Glossary

Prosthetic Urology Glossary

Explore Rigicon’s evidence-based glossary covering penile implants, AUS, ED treatments, and surgical terms in prosthetic urology.
Prosthetic Urology Glossary
Prosthetic Urology Glossary
Explore Rigicon’s evidence-based glossary covering penile implants, AUS, ED treatments, and surgical terms in prosthetic urology.

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Explantation AI Referenced

Added: Sep 10, 2026

Synonyms: Implant removal, device extraction, hardware removal, prosthesis removal, implant explantation, device explantation, hardware explantation, extraction of hardware

Explantation refers to the surgical removal of an implanted medical device from the body1. This procedure is performed when an implant is no longer needed, has malfunctioned, or is causing...
Category: Surgical Procedures
Products: Infla10® Pulse™ Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Series, Rigi10™ Malleable Penile Prosthesis

Burch Colposuspension AI Referenced

Added: Sep 10, 2026

Synonyms: Burch procedure, retropubic urethropexy, retropubic suspension, Burch retropubic urethropexy, Burch colposuspension procedure, retropubic colposuspension

Burch Colposuspension is a specific retropubic suspension surgery where the anterior vaginal wall is sutured to Cooper’s ligament (iliopectineal line) to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, particularly when...
Category: Surgical Procedures

Synonyms: Transobturator sling, Transobturator midurethral sling, Transobturator Tape (TOT) Sling, mini-sling

During a transobturator sling procedure, a surgeon makes a small cut in the vagina and two small cuts in the groin muscles on either side. Using a needle, the surgeon...
Category: Surgical Devices
Products: ContiClassic® Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS), ContiReflex® Enhanced Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS), Infla10® Pulse™ Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Series, Rigi10™ Malleable Penile Prosthesis, Rigicon HL-LEVINE Combo Prosthesis Tool, Rigicon® HL Dilator™, Testi10™ Testicular Prosthesis

Transcorporeal Cuff AI Referenced

Added: Sep 10, 2026

Synonyms: TC cuff, Transcorporal AUS cuff, Transcorporal artificial urinary sphincter cuff, Transalbugineal cuff, Transcorporeal urethral cuff, TC technique

The Transcorporeal Cuff is a specialized artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) cuff placement technique in which the cuff is positioned through the corpus cavernosum for revision cases of urinary incontinence.1 This...
Category: Surgical Devices

Titanium Port (DBACT)

Added: Sep 10, 2026

Synonyms: Dual Balloon Adjustable Continence Therapy, ProACT

Dual balloon adjustable continence therapy (DBACT) is a minimally invasive and easily reversible procedure in which two periurethral balloons are placed just distal to the bladder neck to increase bladder...
Category: Surgical Devices
Products: ContiClassic® Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS), ContiReflex® Enhanced Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS), Infla10® Pulse™ Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Series, Rigi10™ Malleable Penile Prosthesis, Rigicon HL-LEVINE Combo Prosthesis Tool, Rigicon® HL Dilator™, Testi10™ Testicular Prosthesis

Tandem Cuff AI Referenced

Added: Sep 10, 2026

Synonyms: Double cuff artificial urinary sphincter, tandem artificial urinary sphincter, dual cuff AUS, tandem transcorporal artificial urinary sphincter cuff, sequential cuff placement

A tandem cuff is a surgical configuration in which two artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) cuffs are placed in series around the urethra to improve continence in patients with stress urinary...
Category: Surgical Devices
Products: ContiClassic® Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS), ContiReflex® Enhanced Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS)