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US 4,542,753 AGranted
Apparatus and method for stimulating penile erectile tissue
AssigneeBiosonics, Inc.
InventorsHenry S. Brenman, Philip Katz, Harold L. Schwartz
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AssigneeBiosonics, Inc.
InventorsHenry S. Brenman, Philip Katz, Harold L. Schwartz
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A stimulator for penile erection comprises a body member which may be inserted into the rectum of a user, the body member being so shaped as to closely conform to the topological configuration of the rectum from the anal area to a site adjacent to the prostate gland. Within the body member is electrical circuitry for generating a neurally stimulating electrical signal. Electrodes, placed at particular locations on the surface of the body member, apply the signal to the user. At least one of the electrodes closely contacts the prostate gland when the body member is operatively disposed, at a region or spot on the prostate gland previously determined to be sensitive to electrical stimulation. Also disclosed is a method for making the aforesaid body member by taking an impression of the rectum of the user, and a method for inducing penile erection which includes the steps of locating sensitive regions or spots on the prostate gland, and applying electrical stimulation directly to those spots so as to induce erection.
A stimulator fur use in promoting penile erection by neural stimulation, comprising a body member adapted for insertion into the rectum of a user, said body member being so shaped as to closely conform to the topological configuration of the rectum of a specific user from the anal area to a site adjacent to the prostate gland, said body member having a cavity therein, electrical signal generating means disposed in said cavity, and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the outer surface of said body member and operatively coupled to said signal generating means, at least one of said electrodes being juxtaposed to a selected neurally sensitive spot on the prostate gland of the user when said body member is operatively disposed so as to apply electrical stimulation to the sensitive spot.
A method for making apparatus for producing penile erection, comprising the steps of palpating and stimulating, the prostate gland of the subject to locate therein neurally sensitive spots susceptible to electrical stimulation, taking an impression of the rectum of a user in at least the region extending from the anus to a location proximate to the prostate gland, forming a body member to closely conform in shape to the topological configuration of the rectum of the subject, and affixing to said body member a plurality of electrodes, at least one of said electrodes being positioned at a location on said body member closely adjacent to a sensitive spot, whereby the application of an electrical signal to said electrodes facilitates application of said signal directly to said sensitive spot.
A method of stimulating penile erectile tissue, comprising the steps of palpating and stimulating the prostate gland of a specific subject to identify thereon regions which are sensitive to neural stimulation by electrical means, locating said regions, placing in the rectum of the subject means for applying a stimulating signal directly to said regions, and applying said signal directly to at least one of said regions.
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