Penile prosthesis with a scaffold nested inside a body implantable in a penis
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorsFrederick William Hamlin, John J. Allen, Rahul Dilip Sathe, Neal Poucher
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Abstract
A penile prosthesis includes a first penile implant implantable into a first corpora cavernosum and a second penile implant implantable into a second corpora cavernosum, and a pump assembly coupled to the implants by tubing. Each implant includes a tubular film sealed in a liquid-tight arrangement between a proximal tip implantable into a crus penis and a distal tip implantable into a glans penis, a scaffold nested inside of the tubular film, and a first liquid volume contained inside of the tubular film.
Claims15
A penile prosthesis comprising:
- a pair of penile implants including a first penile implant implantable into a first corpora cavernosum and a second penile implant implantable into a second corpora cavernosum;
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- a pump assembly comprising a reservoir that is coupled to the pair of penile implants by tubing;
- wherein each of the first penile implant and the second penile implant comprises:
- a tubular film sealed in a liquid-tight arrangement between a proximal tip implantable into a crus penis and a distal tip implantable into a glans penis,
- a scaffold nested inside of the tubular film,
- a first liquid volume contained inside of the tubular film;
- wherein the reservoir of the pump assembly is adapted to transfer a portion of the first liquid volume contained inside the tubular film from a first location between the tubular film and the scaffold to a second location inside the scaffold to expand the scaffold and inflate each of the first penile implant and the second penile implant.
A method of treating erectile dysfunction, the method comprising:
- implanting a first penile implant into a first corpora cavernosum, a second penile implant into a second corpora cavernosum, and implanting a pump assembly comprising a reservoir that is coupled to the first penile implant and the second penile implant by tubing, with each of the first penile implant and the second penile implant comprising a sealed tubular film with a scaffold nested inside of the tubular film and a liquid contained inside of the tubular film;
- configuring the pump assembly to transfer a portion of the liquid contained inside the tubular film from a first location between the tubular film and the scaffold to a second location inside the scaffold;
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- expanding and pressurizing the scaffold and inflating each of the first penile implant and the second penile implant to provide an erection.
A penile prosthesis comprising:
- a pair of penile implants including a first penile implant implantable into a first corpora cavernosum and a second penile implant implantable into a second corpora cavernosum;
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- a pump assembly comprising a reservoir that is coupled to the pair of penile implants by tubing;
- wherein each of the first penile implant and the second penile implant comprises:
- a tubular film sealed in a liquid-tight arrangement between a proximal tip implantable into a crus penis and a distal tip implantable into a glans penis, where the tubular film is an expandable corrugated tubular film,
- a scaffold nested inside of the expandable corrugated tubular film, where the scaffold provides an expandable bellows,
- a first liquid volume contained inside of the expandable corrugated tubular film;
- wherein the reservoir of the pump assembly is adapted to transfer a portion of the first liquid volume contained inside the expandable corrugated tubular film from a first location between the expandable corrugated tubular film and the scaffold to a second location inside the scaffold to expand the bellows of the scaffold and inflate each of the first penile implant and the second penile implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.