How to Use a Prescription Vacuum Device

A prescription vacuum device (also known as a vacuum constriction device or penis pump) is used by men with erectile dysfunction so they can maintain an erection. The vacuum device is a plastic cylinder that is attached to the end of the penis. A constriction ring or band comes with the pump and is placed on the end of the cylinder. The plastic cylinder and pump help to create a vacuum to make the penis erect. The constriction ring is applied to maintain the erection. A prescription vacuum device is a good option for men who have erectile dysfunction and for whom medications don’t work. It can help prostate surgery patients regain their sexual function.

Things You'll Need

• Prescription vacuum device
• Constriction ring

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Instructions

How to Use a Prescription Vacuum Device

• 1

  Place the plastic tube over the penis. Then use a hand or electric pump that came with the device to create a vacuum inside the plastic tube. This will pull blood into the penis.

• 2

  Slip a constriction ring around the base of the penis after an erection forms. This helps to maintain the erection.

• 3

  Remove the prescription vacuum device. The erection should last 30 minutes, and long enough to have sexual relations.