Zephyr Surgical Implants

Zephyr Surgical Implants
TypePrivate
IndustryHealth care
Founded2005 (2005)
FounderChristophe Llorens (CEO)
Headquarters
Geneva
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Raphael Llorens
Websitezsimplants.ch

Zephyr Surgical Implants (ZSI) is a Swiss-based medical device manufacturer that produces and distributes artificial urinary sphincters and penile implants worldwide. ZSI products are used in the management of moderate-to-severe urinary incontinence in men, erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, penis enlargement, female-to-male gender reassignment surgery.

History

The company was founded by Dr. Christophe Llorens and Raphael Llorens in 2005.[1] The first product – ZSI 375 artificial urinary sphincter was introduced in 2009.[2][3] As of 2019, more than 4500 ZSI 375 artificial urinary sphincters were implanted worldwide.[2] The inflatable penile implant designed for female-to-male gender assignment surgeries became available in the European market in March 2016, and the first phalloplasty procedures using ZSI 475 FtM implants were performed in June 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Vakalopoulos, Ioannis; Kampantais, Spyridon; Laskaridis, Leonidas; Chachopoulos, Vasileios; Koptsis, Michail; Toutziaris, Chrysovalantis (2012). "New Artificial Urinary Sphincter Devices in the Treatment of Male Iatrogenic Incontinence". Advances in Urology. 2012 (Special Issue): 439372. doi:10.1155/2012/439372. PMC 3332164. PMID 22567002.
  2. 1 2 Zephyr Surgical Implants (November 2019). ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER ZSI 375 (PDF) (Second ed.). Geneva, Switzerland: Zephyr Surgical Implants. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Amend, Bastian; Toomey, Patricia; Sievert, Karl-Dietrich (2013). "Artificial sphincter". Current Opinion in Urology. 23 (6): 520–527. doi:10.1097/01.MOU.0000434591.02823.d0. PMID 24080811. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Neuville, Paul; Morel-Journel, Nicolas; Cabelguenne, Delphine; Ruffion, Alain; Paparel, Philippe; Terrier, Jean-Etienne (2019). "First Outcomes of the ZSI 475 FtM, a Specific Prosthesis Designed for Phalloplasty". The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 16 (2): 316–322. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.11.013. PMID 30638882. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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