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Negative pressure erection apparatus

US5095895A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 1990
Grant dateMar 17, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2005/412
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for assisting in erection of a penis, comprising: PA0 an elongated vacuum cylinder sized for accommodating the penis in an erect state, the cylinder being open at a first end to receive the penis in an interior of the cylinder; and PA0 a vacuum pump mounted at the second end of the cylinder and in fluid communication with the interior of the cylinder, the pump including a handle portion reciprocally movable along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cylinder, the pump evacuating the cylinder upon reciprocal movement of the pump handle so as to create a partial vacuum.

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