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06-27-2006, 02:48 PM
A former handyman has been awarded more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a penile implant that gave him a 10-year erection.
Charles "Chick" Lennon received the steel and plastic implant in 1996, two years before Viagra went on the market. The implant called 'Dura-II' was designed to allow impotent men to position the penis upward for sex, then lower it.
But there was a problem, Lennon couldn't lower his penis downward! He said he could no longer hug people, ride a bike, swim or wear bathing trunks because of the pain and embarrassment.
"I don't know any man who for any amount of money would want to trade and take my client's life", said Lennon's attorney. "He's not a whole person".
Lennon couldn't get the implant removed because of health problems, including open-heart surgery he said.the following year.
Charles "Chick" Lennon received the steel and plastic implant in 1996, two years before Viagra went on the market. The implant called 'Dura-II' was designed to allow impotent men to position the penis upward for sex, then lower it.
But there was a problem, Lennon couldn't lower his penis downward! He said he could no longer hug people, ride a bike, swim or wear bathing trunks because of the pain and embarrassment.
"I don't know any man who for any amount of money would want to trade and take my client's life", said Lennon's attorney. "He's not a whole person".
Lennon couldn't get the implant removed because of health problems, including open-heart surgery he said.the following year.