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Implantable hydraulic penile erector
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-06-25
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2007-06-25
Abstract
Abstract An implantable hydraulic penile erectile device comprises a pair of occlusive cuffs (32 and 34) which are surgically implanted and wrapped around respective crura (18 and 20). The cuffs have expandable domes (56) on their inner surface (54). The domes are connected, via a check valve (44) and respective tubes (36, 38, 64, and 66), to a pump-reservoir (42). The pump-reservoir and the check valves are implanted in the scrotum. The system in general is filled with a working fluid so that when the pump-reservoir is squeezed, the working fluid is shifted to the expandable domes via the check valve. Expansion of the domes squeezes the crura of the penis and hence the deep penile veins (26a and 26b). This restricts venous blood flow from the cavernous bodies, causing engorgement of the spongy tissue and thus inducing erection. For deactivation of the device, the user squeezes the check valve so that bypass channels (68 and 70) are formed therein. Through these channels the fluid can return from the domes back to the pump-reservoir.
Inventors
- 👤 Joachim Thuroff
- 👤 German Borodulin
- 👤 Alexander Shkolnik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
An implantable hydraulic penile erectile device, comprising: a pair of compression means engageable with the crura of the penis for compressing said crura and the deep penile veins therein when activated and for releasing said crura and said deep penile veins when deactivated; each of said compression means being implanted into the penis and extending around a respective crus, and control means for selectively activating or deactivating said compression means, whereby said control means can be used selectively to cause said penis to become flaccid or erect.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
An implantable hydraulic penile erectile device, comprising: a pair of compression means engageable with the crura of the penis for compressing said crura and the deep penile veins therein when activated and for releasing said crura and said deep penile veins when deactivated; each of said compression means being implanted into the penis and extending around a respective crus, and control means for selectively activating or deactivating said compression means, whereby said control means can be used selectively to cause said penis to become flaccid or erect.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The erectile device of claim 1 wherein said control means comprises a pump-reservoir and a valve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The implantable penile erector of claim 2 wherein said pump reservoir comprises a container made of a resilient material and filled with a working fluid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The implantable penile erectile device of claim 2 wherein said valve comprises a check valve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The implantable penile erectile device of claim 2 wherein each of said compression means comprises an inflatable belt made of a flexible non-stretchable material with an inflatable bladder on a part of its inner surface, said belt extending around the respective crura of the penis, and including tubing connecting said valve and said pump-reservoir to the interior of said bladder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
The inflatable penile erectile device of claim 5 wherein each of said inflatable belts includes locking means for fixing said belt around its respective crus, said locking means comprising a snap button on the outer surface of one end of said belt and a series of mating sequential holes in said belt at the other end thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The inflatable penile erectile device of claim 5 wherein said non-stretchable flexible material comprises reinforced silicone and said inflatable means comprises a dome-like bladder made of a film-like silicone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The inflatable penile erectile device of claim 2 wherein said pump-reservoir and said valve are made of a flexible material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The inflatable penile erectile device of claim 8 wherein said flexible material is made of a biocompatable silicone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
118 words
An implantable hydraulic penile device comprising: a pump-reservoir which is filled with a working fluid; a releasable check valve connected to said pump-reservoir by a first flexible tube; a pair of compression means engageable with the respective crura of the penis and connected by second and third flexible tubes to said check valve, said compression means each being arranged to compress a respective crus and the deep penile vein therein when activated and to release said crus and said deep penile vein therein when deactivated; each of said compression means being implanted into the penis and extending around its respective crus, whereby said control means can be used selectively to cause said penis to become flaccid or erect.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
118 words
An implantable hydraulic penile device comprising: a pump-reservoir which is filled with a working fluid; a releasable check valve connected to said pump-reservoir by a first flexible tube; a pair of compression means engageable with the respective crura of the penis and connected by second and third flexible tubes to said check valve, said compression means each being arranged to compress a respective crus and the deep penile vein therein when activated and to release said crus and said deep penile vein therein when deactivated; each of said compression means being implanted into the penis and extending around its respective crus, whereby said control means can be used selectively to cause said penis to become flaccid or erect.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
87 words
The implantable penile erectile device of claim 10 wherein each of said compression means comprises an inflatable belt made of a flexible non-stretchable material with an inflatable means on a part of its inner surface, each of said belts being wrapped around a respective crus of the penis and having means for locking it in its wrapped position, said second and third flexible tubes being connected to the interior of said inflatable belts for supplying fluid to said inflatable means from said pump-reservoir through said check valve.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
The inflatable penile erectile device of claim 11 wherein said means for locking comprises a snap button on the outer surface of said belt and on one end thereof, and a plurality of sequential holes formed in said belt on the other end thereof, said button being engageable with said holes for locking said compression means in their wrapped position.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The inflatable penile erectile device of claim 11 wherein said non-stretchable flexible material comprises reinforced silicone and said inflatable means comprises a dome-like element made of a film-like silicone.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
The inflatable penile erectile device of claim 13 wherein said silicone is biocompatable.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The implantable hydraulic penile erectile device of claim 10 wherein said pump-reservoir is implanted in the scrotum.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
84 words
A method for selectively creating a penile erection, comprising: providing means, which, when activated, will compress both crura of the penis and hence the deep penile veins therein sufficiently to cause said penis to become erect, and when deactivated, will allow said penis to become flaccid; providing control means for selectively activating or deactivating said compression means; and causing said control means to activate said compression means when an erection is desired and deactivate said compression means when an erection no longer is desired.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
84 words
A method for selectively creating a penile erection, comprising: providing means, which, when activated, will compress both crura of the penis and hence the deep penile veins therein sufficiently to cause said penis to become erect, and when deactivated, will allow said penis to become flaccid; providing control means for selectively activating or deactivating said compression means; and causing said control means to activate said compression means when an erection is desired and deactivate said compression means when an erection no longer is desired.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said control means comprises a pump-reservoir and a valve and said control means is operated by compressing said pump-reservoir and opening said valve.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 16, further including the step of implanting said control means in the scrotum.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said compression means comprises a pair of inflatable belts, each made of a flexible non-stretchable material with an inflatable means on a part of its inner surface, each of said belts being wrapped around a respective crus of the penis and having means for locking it in its wrapped position, and said control means is operated to cause said belts to become inflated or deflated.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 19 wherein said non-stretchable flexible material comprises reinforced silicone and said inflatable means comprises a dome-like element made of a film-like silicone, and further including the step of surgically implanting said belts in the penis and around their respective crura.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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