Fluid Reservoir for Penile Implant Devices

A method of implanting a medical device, comprising the steps of:

• implanting an implantable element within the pelvic region of a patient, wherein said implantable element is capable of inflation and deflation via fluid transfer to and from the element;
• coupling said implantable element to a fluid reservoir enabling fluid to be drawn from said fluid reservoir for said inflation and returned to said fluid reservoir for said deflation, wherein said fluid reservoir is approximately one inch or less in depth;
• and
• implanting said fluid reservoir into the patient in a location that is in front of the puborectalis muscle and behind the abdominal fascia.

A method of implanting a penile prosthesis device, comprising the steps of:

• providing a prosthesis device comprising:
• a fluid reservoir comprising a shell having a top surface, a bottom surface spaced from the top surface by a distance equal to the height of a curved edge portion that extends from the top and bottom surfaces, and a centerline extending from one edge of the shell to an opposite edge of the shell, wherein the top and bottom surfaces are curved, and a neck portion extending from the curved edge portion of the shell, wherein the centerline of the shell also extends through a center point of the neck portion;
• a pump fluidly connected to the reservoir;
• and
• a pair of inflatable penile prostheses fluidly connected to the reservoir;
• implanting the pump into the scrotum of a patient;
• implanting the pair of inflatable penile prostheses into the corpus cavernosae of the patient;
• and
• implanting the reservoir into the patient in a location that is in front of the puborectalis muscle and behind the abdominal fascia.

A fluid reservoir for use in a penile prosthesis device, the reservoir comprising:

• a shell having a top surface, a bottom surface spaced from the top surface by a distance equal to the height of a curved edge portion that extends from the top and bottom surfaces, a first edge having a straight portion and two curved portions, and a second edge spaced from the first edge, the second edge having two curved portions and a straight portion that is parallel to the straight portion of the first edge;
• and
• a neck portion extending from the curved edge portion of the shell;
• wherein the top surface and bottom surfaces each have a thickness that is smaller than a thickness of the curved edge portion.

A method of implanting a penile prosthesis device, comprising the steps of:

• providing a prosthesis device comprising:
• a fluid reservoir comprising a shell having a top surface and a bottom surface spaced from each other by a distance equal to the height of a curved edge portion that extends from the top and bottom surfaces, and a neck portion extending from the curved edge portion of the shell, wherein the top surface and bottom surfaces each have a thickness that is smaller than a thickness of the curved edge portion;
• a pump fluidly connected to the reservoir;
• and
• a pair of inflatable penile prostheses fluidly connected to the reservoir;
• implanting the pump into the scrotum of a patient;
• implanting the pair of inflatable penile prostheses into the corpus cavernosae of the patient;
• and
• implanting the reservoir into the patient in a location that is in front of the puborectalis muscle and behind the abdominal fascia