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US 4,392,562 AGranted
Limited bend malleable penile prosthesis
AssigneeAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsJohn H. Burton, Michael A. Mikulich
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Abstract
A prosthesis adapted to be implanted in a penis includes an elongate malleable element which may be bent to enable the prosthesis to be conformed to a variety of shapes. A bend-limiting member is positioned next to the malleable element and serves to limit the radius of bend of the malleable element and thereby minimize damage or weakening to the malleable element through extreme bending. The malleable element and the bend-limiting member are encased within a physiologically inert plastic body.
Claims11
A prosthesis adapted to be implanted in a penis, comprising:
- at least one elongate, malleable element adapted to be selectively conformed to a desired shape,
- an elongate, bend-limiting means positioned in cooperative juxtaposition with said malleable element, along at least a portion of its length said bend-limiting means having a plurality of adjacent elements which engage each other when a predetermined bending radius is reached as the prosthesis is bent, to limit the bending thereof;
- and,
- an elongate, physiologically inert envelope covering said bend-limiting member and said malleable element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.