penile implants

An implant, penis technology, applied in the field of penile prosthesis

Active Publication Date: 2022-08-02
BOSTON SCI SCIMED INC
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Some existing implants include complex activation mechanisms to change the implant's conformation and may require extensive effort to change or convert the implant from one conformation to another

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[0035] Detailed embodiments are disclosed herein. It should be understood, however, that the disclosed embodiments are merely examples that may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the embodiment in virtually any suitable detailed structure representative basis. Also, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended to be limiting, but rather to provide an understandable description of the present disclosure.

[0036] As used herein, the term "a (a)" or "an (an)" is defined as one or more than one. As used herein, the term "another" is defined as at least a second or more. As used herein, the terms "comprising" and / or "having" are defined as including (ie, an open transition). As used herein, the terms "coupled" or "removably coupled" are defined as connected, although not n...

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According to one aspect, a penile implant includes a first member having a coupling portion and a locking portion and a second member having a coupling portion and a locking portion. The coupling portion of the first member is configured to engage the coupling portion of the second member to movably couple the first member to the second member such that the first member is configured to be placed in a first position relative to the second member and in the second position relative to the second member. The locking portion of the first member is configured to engage the locking portion of the second member to help retain the first member in its second position relative to the second member.

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[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0002] This application is a continuation of, and claims priority to, US Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 16 / 052,370, filed August 1, 2018, entitled "PENILE IMPLANT" No. 16 / 052,370 claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 541,248, filed August 4, 2017, and entitled "PENILE IMPLANT" The disclosure of / 052,370 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. [0003] This application also claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 541,248, filed August 4, 2017, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0004] The present disclosure relates generally to bodily implants, and more particularly to bodily implants, such as penile prostheses, that can be placed in a variety of configurations. Background technique [0005] One treatment for erectile dysfunction in men is the implantation of penile prostheses that can be placed in a vari...

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Patent Type & AuthorityPatents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61F2/26
CPCA61F2/26A61F2002/30476A61F2230/0071A61F2250/0062A61F2220/0033
Inventor马克·爱德华·迪洛雷托卡尔·艾伦·贾格托马斯·斯科格罗伯特·贝尔肯斯亚历克斯·奥尔登·彼得森
OwnerBOSTON SCI SCIMED INC