Implantable penile prosthesis
AssigneeAMS Research Corporation
InventorsPatricia M. Derus, Carey J. Becker, Gregory J. Henkel
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Abstract
A penile prosthesis includes an inflatable cylinder, a fluid connector and a pump. The inflatable cylinder includes an inflatable volume extending within a front tip, and a reservoir within a rear tip. The fluid connector includes a first end, and a second end that forked into an inflation branch, which is fluidically coupled to the inflation volume. and a reservoir branch, which is fluidically coupled to the reservoir. The pump is attached to the first end and is configured to drive fluid from the reservoir through the reservoir branch and the inflation branch, and into the inflatable volume.
Claims8
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An implantable penile prosthesis comprising:
- an inflatable cylinder comprising:
- an inflatable volume extending within a front tip;
- a reservoir within a rear tip;
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- a fluid connector including a first end, and a second end that is forked into an inflation branch, which is fluidically coupled to the inflation volume, and a reservoir branch, which is fluidically coupled to the reservoir;
- a pump attached to the first end and configured to drive fluid from the reservoir through the reservoir branch and the inflation branch, and into the inflatable volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.