Electronic implantable penile prosthesis
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsNoel Smith, Eduardo Marcos Larangeira, Brian P. Watschke, Daragh Nolan
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Abstract
According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and an electronic pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member. The electronic pump assembly includes a pump, an active valve disposed in parallel with the pump, and a controller configured to control the pump and the active valve.
Claims19
An inflatable penile prosthesis comprising:
- a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid;
- an inflatable member;
- and
- an electronic pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member, the electronic pump assembly including:
- a pump;
- an active valve disposed in parallel with the pump;
- a controller configured to control the pump and the active valve;
- and
- a hermetic enclosure, the hermetic enclosure including a hermetic fluid chamber, the hermetic fluid chamber, the controller being included within the hermetic enclosure but outside of the hermetic fluid chamber.
An inflatable penile prosthesis comprising:
- a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid;
- an inflatable member;
- and
- an electronic pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member, the electronic pump assembly including:
- a first pump;
- a second pump;
- an active valve;
- a controller configured to control the first pump, the second pump, and the active valve;
- and
- a hermetic enclosure, the hermetic enclosure including a hermetic fluid chamber, the hermetic fluid chamber including the first pump, the second pump, and the active valve, the controller being included within the hermetic enclosure but outside of the hermetic fluid chamber.
A method of operating an inflatable penile prosthesis, the method comprising:
- receiving, by an antenna of an electronic pump assembly, a wireless control signal from an external device;
- generating, by a controller disposed within a hermetic enclosure having a hermetic fluid chamber, a first control signal to control an active valve of the electronic pump assembly;
- generating, by the controller, a second control signal to control a pump of the electronic pump assembly;
- actuating, in response to the first control signal, the active valve to a closed position;
- and
- actuating, in response to the second control signal, the pump to transfer fluid from a fluid reservoir to an inflatable member until a pressure in the inflatable member reaches a threshold level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.