Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD A penis pump can help treat erectile dysfunction (ED) by using negative air ...

Penile pumps, and there's mechanical devices that can be inserted, those are all good for erection; and they work great. And back before the days of Viagra, that was a common operation.

Yet a doctor’s appointment is necessary to get ED treatment. A vacuum constriction device is an external pump with a band on it that a man with ED can use to get and maintain an erection.