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Inflatable penile prosthesis with reinforced cylinder

A swelling and fluid technology, applied in the field of body implants of penile prostheses, can solve problems such as swelling of cylinders or components

Active Publication Date: 2020-03-17
BOSTON SCI SCIMED INC
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Additionally, in some existing devices, the pump mechanism may require many successive squeezes or actuations to inflate the barrel or member

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[0030] Detailed examples are disclosed herein. However, it should be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely examples, which 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 as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the embodiments in substantially any suitably detailed structure. Furthermore, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended to be limiting but to provide an understandable description of the present disclosure.

[0031] As used herein, the term "a" or "an" is defined as one or more than one. The term "another" as used herein is defined as at least a second or more. As used herein, the terms "comprising" and / or "having" are defined as comprising (ie, open-ended transitions). The terms "coupled" or "movably coupled" as used herein are defined as connected (but not necessar...

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A penile prosthesis (100) including an inflatable member (104) and a pump assembly (101) configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from a reservoir (102), configured to hold fluid, to the inflatable member. The inflatable member defines a lumen and includes a structural member (108). At least a portion of the structural member is disposed within the lumen defined by the inflatable member.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application is a continuation of, and claims priority to, U.S. Nonprovisional Patent Application Serial No. 16 / 139,747, filed September 24, 2018, entitled "INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS WITHREINFORCED CYLINDER," which claims Priority to US Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 563,384, entitled "INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS WITH REINFORCEDCYLINDER," the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. [0003] This application also claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 563,384, filed September 26, 2017, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0004] The present disclosure relates generally to body implants, and more particularly to body implants such as dildos that include expandable members. Background technique [0005] One treatment for erectile dysfunction in men is the implantation of a penile prosthesis tha...

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IPC IPC(8): A61F2/26
CPCA61F2250/0003A61F2/26
Inventor 乔纳森·J·伦德马修·李·纳尔逊道格拉斯·劳伦斯·埃文斯马克·爱德华·迪洛雷托托马斯·安德鲁·阿尔布雷希特保罗·J·金代莱
Owner BOSTON SCI SCIMED INC
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