Implantable penile prosthesis
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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 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. 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.
Claims13
An implantable penile prosthesis comprising:
- an inflatable cylinder comprising:
- an inflatable volume extending within a front tip;
- a reservoir within a rear tip;
- 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;
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- a deflation block positioned between the inflatable volume and the reservoir and including a one-way valve configured to control a flow of fluid from the inflatable volume to the reservoir.
An implantable penile prosthesis comprising:
- an inflatable volume disposed within a front tip of the implantable penile prosthesis;
- a reservoir disposed within a rear tip of the implantable penile prosthesis;
- a deflation block positioned between the inflatable volume and the reservoir;
- a fluid connector including a first end and a second end, the second end being forked into an inflation branch and a reservoir branch, the inflation branch being fluidically coupled to the inflation volume, the reservoir branch being fluidically coupled to the reservoir;
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- a pump fluidically coupled with the first end of the fluid connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.