# US 2014/0155691 A1 · Method of treating erectile dysfunction

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- Number: US 2014/0155691 A1
- Document ID: US20140155691A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/176,156
- Filed: 2014-02-10
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-08
- Assignees: Coloplast A/S
- Applicants: Coloplast A/S
- Inventors: Joel Craig Chechik
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155691A1

## CPC

- A61F 2/26: Penis implants
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## Abstract

A surgical method of treating erectile dysfunction includes implanting a penile prosthetic in a patient. The penile prosthetic includes an inflatable portion implantable into a penis that is attachable to a liquid reservoir, a pump, and a deflation assembly. The method includes implanting the deflation assembly in contact with an exterior surface of a pelvis of the patient, and positioning an activation surface of the deflation assembly away from the exterior surface of the pelvis. The method thus allows the patient to palpate the activation surface through skin.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A surgical method of treating erectile dysfunction, the method comprising:
implanting a penile prosthetic in a patient, the penile prosthetic including an inflatable portion implantable into a penis that is attachable to a liquid reservoir, a pump, and a deflation assembly;
implanting the deflation assembly in contact with an exterior surface of a pelvis of the patient; and
positioning an activation surface of the deflation assembly away from the exterior surface of the pelvis thus allowing the patient to palpate the activation surface through skin.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising positioning the activation surface of the deflation assembly and allowing the patient to palpate the activation surface through fatty tissue and skin.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising implanting the pump into a scrotum of the patient.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising implanting the reservoir in an abdomen of the patient.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising implanting the deflation assembly between transversalis fascia and the exterior surface of the pelvis of the patient.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising implanting the deflation assembly behind a puborectalis muscle of the patient.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising implanting a base of the deflation assembly against an iliac fossa of the pelvis.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising implanting a base of the deflation assembly against an iliac crest of the pelvis.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising implanting a base of the deflation assembly against the pelvis between an anterior gluteal line and an iliac crest of the pelvis.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the activation surface includes a maxima defined by an outer peripheral rim that surrounds an activation pad, the outer peripheral rim is rigid and the activation pad is recessed in a concave configuration and movable relative to the rim.

### Claim 11

A method of treating erectile dysfunction, the method comprising:
implanting a penile prosthetic into a patient, the penile prosthetic including an inflatable portion and a deflation assembly, where the inflatable portion is implantable into a penis and is inflatable by liquid stored in a reservoir and is deflatable by activation of the deflation assembly;
providing the deflation assembly with a base opposite of a rim, with the rim surrounding a recessed activation pad; and
implanting the base of the deflation assembly against an exterior surface of a pelvis of the patient.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, comprising implanting the deflation assembly between the exterior surface of the pelvis and transversalis fascia of the patient.