Implantable penile prosthesis
US4151841A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1978 |
| Grant date | May 1, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/26
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A penile prosthesis adapted for surgical implantation in the penis for the treatment of erectile impotence is provided, which penile prothesis comprises a bundle of parallel flexible, plastic, rod-like elements which, due to internal surface friction between the individual rod elements, resist flexure, the rod elements tightly wrapped in a flexible sheath element, each end of the rod elements having a plastic cap means to protect the prosthesis from damage by the bundled plastic rod elements and a flexible medically acceptable material which sheaths the rod elements to seal out body fluids and tissue, whereby on implantation an erect or flaccid penile posture can be obtained at will.
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