Impotence treatment apparatus with energy transforming means
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Abstract
A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus includes or use an operable restriction device implantable in a male patient for engaging a tissue portion of the penile tissue to form a restrictable passageway for the penile exit blood flow. An energy transmission device is provided for wireless transmission of energy from outside the patient's body to inside the patient's body for use in connection with the operation of the restriction device, including temporarily contracting said tissue portion to restrict the penile exit blood flow in the blood flow passageway to achieve erection.
Claims148
A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus, comprising an operable restriction device implantable in an impotent patient for engaging a tissue portion of the normal penile tissue or the prolongation thereof to form a restrictable penile exit blood flow passageway, characterised by an energy transmission device for wireless transmission of energy from outside the patient's body to inside the patient's body for use in connection with the operation of the restriction device, including temporarily contracting said tissue portion to restrict the penile exit blood flow in the blood flow passageway to achieve erection.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising implantable electrical components including at least one voltage level guard.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the energy transforming device is capable of generating as the energy of the second form a current exceeding 1 μA, when transferring the energy of the first form transmitted by the energy transmission device.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising an adjustment device for adjusting the restriction device to change the restriction of the blood flow passageway, wherein the adjustment device is adapted to mechanically adjust the restriction device, or adapted to hydraulically adjust the restriction device by using hydraulic means which is devoid of hydraulic fluid of the kind having a viscosity that substantially increases when exposed to heat or a magnetic field.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising an implantable operation device for operating the restriction device, wherein the energy transforming device powers the operation device with the energy of the second form.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one implantable sensor for sensing at least one physical parameter of the patient.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a wireless remote control for transmitting at least one wireless control signal for controlling the restriction device.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the restriction device is adapted to control the restriction of the blood flow passageway when implanted.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the restriction device is non-inflatable.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the energy transforming device is designed to be implanted subcutaneously or in the abdomen, thorax or cephalic region of the patient.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the restriction device is embedded in a soft or gel-like material.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the restriction device is embedded in a silicone material having hardness less than 20 Shore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.