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Penile implant makers to demonstrate wares
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| 4-23-09
| Christopher Snowbeck
Posted on 04/24/2009 7:43:13 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
Penile implant manufacturers in the Twin Cities will be strutting their stuff at a doctors meeting in Chicago this weekend.
Minnetonka-based American Medical Systems said Thursday that it will be introducing a new "concealable" penile prosthesis called Spectra during the annual meeting of the American Urological Association.
The product is the latest in a series of surgical implants developed by AMS for men with severe cases of erectile dysfunction that aren't helped by other treatments such as drugs like Viagra.
The Spectra is a "malleable" prosthesis that is surgically implanted in the penis to provide enough rigidity for sexual intercourse.
But also, "Spectra provides a superior angle of concealment ... which enables discreet placement," the company said in a release.
AMS' primary competitor in the $125 million market for penile implants is a Danish company called Coloplast, which also manufactures the devices in the Twin Cities.
(Excerpt) Read more at twincities.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: implant; makers; prosthesis
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To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/24/2009 8:56:16 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Impeach now!)
To: dfwgator; thecabal
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posted on
04/24/2009 8:59:55 AM PDT
by
CougarGA7
(Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
To: WOBBLY BOB
Their car:
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:00:25 AM PDT
by
Brett66
(Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
To: dighton
But also, "Spectra provides a superior angle of concealment ... which enables discreet placement," the company said in a release. "Is that a Spectra in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?"
To: WOBBLY BOB
“in the $125 million market for penile implants “......? Wow.......
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04/24/2009 9:09:46 AM PDT
by
sfvgto
(Dear Congress, my name is Jimmie....gimmie, gimmie, gimmie)
To: WOBBLY BOB; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:14:53 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
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To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:18:07 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Slings and Arrows
he’s my less wobbly,more smiley cousin.
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:18:46 AM PDT
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
To: WOBBLY BOB
I can see the resemblance.
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:22:07 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
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To: windcliff
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:25:47 AM PDT
by
stylecouncilor
(The black man is keeping me down!)
To: WOBBLY BOB
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:28:43 AM PDT
by
Danae
(Amerikan Unity My Ass)
To: WOBBLY BOB
I’m sure the various sales staffs are expecting stiff competition. Will each of them be able to stand up to the others?
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04/24/2009 9:29:24 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
To: WOBBLY BOB
“...and over here is our John Holmes line...”
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:30:05 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
To: WOBBLY BOB
I suppose they’re expecting stiff competition?
Trying to pump up sales?
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04/24/2009 9:33:04 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Power without responsibility-the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages. - Rudyard Kipling)
To: WOBBLY BOB
We have a local guy who has an implant and he loves to brag about it. The problem is, he also has a hearing loss. Like many with hearing loss, he talks loud enough to hear himself. Thus, everyone, EVERYONE, hears anything he says.
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:39:57 AM PDT
by
NerdDad
(Aug 7, 1981, I married my soul mate, CDBEAR. 27 years and I'm still teenager-crazy in love with her.)
To: WOBBLY BOB
and how long before the ACLU files suit to require the government to pay for the procedure for men who are in prison?
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:44:42 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(Obama wants a 900% tax on Aspirin. Why, you ask? It's white, and it works...)
To: thecabal
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:50:44 AM PDT
by
Danae
(Amerikan Unity My Ass)
To: WOBBLY BOB
IWB vs. FBI strong side: Everyone has their preference for their favorite tool. This one is carried center of necessity, not preference... “Mexican”, I guess.
To: thecabal
King Missile will be all over that.
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04/24/2009 10:15:13 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
To: gathersnomoss
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04/24/2009 10:19:30 AM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
(I hear the words of Jefferson louder and louder as each day passes)
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