Implantable penile prosthetic cylinder with inclusive fluid reservoir

A penile prosthesis, comprising:

• a cylinder adapted to be implanted within a patient's penis, said cylinder having a fluid chamber adapted to rigidize upon being filled with fluid, said fluid chamber adapted to lie, at least partially, in the pendulous penis when implanted in the patient;
• a fluid reservoir within said cylinder, said fluid reservoir in a proximal end of said cylinder adapted to be implanted, at least partially, in the root end of the penis;
• a valve in said cylinder, said valve operatively coupled between said fluid reservoir and said fluid chamber to control the flow of fluid between said reservoir and chamber;
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• a pump operatively connected with said valve for moving fluid from said fluid reservoir, through said valve, and into said fluid chamber.

An implantable penile prosthesis, comprising:

• a cylinder adapted to be implanted within a patient's penis and to extend from the proximal portion of the penis into the pendulous portion of the penis, said cylinder comprising:
• a pressurizable fluid chamber in the portion of said cylinder adapted to extend into the pendulous portion of the penis, said chamber adapted to become generally rigid when pressurized with fluid;
• a fluid reservoir, said fluid reservoir at least primarily in the portion of said cylinder adapted to lie within the proximal portion of the penis, said reservoir adapted to hold at least that volume of fluid necessary to rigidize said pressurizable fluid chamber from a non-rigidized state;
• a valve operatively arranged in a fluid path between said fluid reservoir and said fluid chamber;
• and a pump operatively connected with said valve for selectively transferring a volume of fluid from said reservoir to aid cylinder to pressurize said chamber and to cause rigidization of said chamber.

An implantable penile prosthesis comprising:

• at least one elongated cylinder adapted to be implanted within a patient's penis, said cylinder having a flexible distal end section for implantation within the pendulous penis which is constructed to rigidize upon being filled with pressurizing fluid, and a proximal, rear end section adapted to be implanted within the root end of the penis;
• a compressible fluid reservoir chamber formed within said proximal, rear end section of said cylinder;
• valve means contained within said cylinder for controlling the flow of fluid back and forth between said fluid reservoir chamber and said flexible distal end of said cylinder;
• and said fluid reservoir chamber when manually compressed functioning as a pump for transferring fluid under pressure from said fluid reservoir chamber to said flexible distal end of said cylinder for achieving an erection.

An implantable penile prosthesis, comprising:

• a cylinder adapted to be implanted within a patient's penis and to extend from the proximal portion of the penis into the pendulous portion of the penis, said cylinder comprising:
• a pressurizable fluid chamber in the portion of said cylinder adapted to extend into the pendulous portion of the penis, said chamber adapted to become generally rigid when pressurized with fluid;
• a compressible fluid reservoir, said fluid reservoir at least primarily in the portion of said cylinder adapted to lie within the proximal portion of the penis, said reservoir adapted to hold at least that volume of fluid necessary to rigidize said pressurizable fluid chamber from a non-rigidized state;
• a valve operatively arranged in a fluid path between said fluid reservoir and said fluid chamber;
• and said fluid reservoir when manually compressed functioning as a pump for selectively transferring a volume of fluid from said reservoir to said cylinder to pressurize said chamber and to cause rigidization of said chamber.

A penile prosthesis, comprising:

• a cylinder adapted to be implanted within a patient's penis, said cylinder having a fluid chamber adapted to rigidize upon being filled with fluid, said fluid chamber adapted to lie, at least partially, in the pendulous penis when implanted in the patient;
• a compressible fluid reservoir within said cylinder, said fluid reservoir in a proximal end of said cylinder adapted to be implanted, at least partially, in the root end of the penis;
• a valve in said cylinder, said valve operatively coupled between said fluid reservoir and said fluid chamber to control the flow of fluid between said reservoir and chamber;
• and said fluid reservoir when manually compressed functioning as a pump for moving fluid from said fluid reservoir, through said valve, and into said fluid chamber.