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US 10,327,902 B2Granted
Implant comprising an expandable section
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
Penile implant and system comprising such an implant. The penile implant comprises a number of features which improves the function of the penile implant, e.g. a certain surface structure and portions with specific functions.
Claims17
A penile implant adapted to be implanted in a penis of a male person and to be noninvasively and post-operatively adjustable, when implanted, wherein said penile implant comprises:
- an expandable portion having a configuration allowing it to be implanted in at least one corpus cavernosum of the male persion;
- wherein the expandable portion comprises a hollow portion adapted to receive a fluid, thereby allowing the expandable portion to be adjustable from a collapsed state into an expanded state;
- wherein the hollow portion comprises a distal portion adapted to be positioned in a protruding or pendulous part of the penile implant to substantially extend on the outside of the male person when implanted in the penis;
- wherein the hollow portion comprises a proximal portion adapted to be positioned in a part of the penile implant to substantially extend on the inside of the male person when implanted in the penis;
- wherein the distal portion comprises a section adapted to form an invagination, extending into the hollow portion in the collapsed state, and to expand the hollow body in a length direction of the penile implant in the expanded state.
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