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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167788 | Pump with one-touch release A pump that comprises a fluid reservoir, a pump bulb, a plurality of tubing, and at least one inflatable penile cylinder. The pump comprises a pump body, an inlet valve within the pump body, an exhaust valve within the pump body and in fluid communication with the i... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8147400 | Penile implant with dilatant liquid A body implantable penile prosthetic assembly includes a penile implant and a reservoir. The penile implant includes a first bladder and a second bladder, where the second bladder contains a dilatant liquid. The reservoir is connectable with the first bladder of the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8123674 | Corrugated expansion-constraining sleeve for an inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder An inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder of the present invention includes an inflatable chamber and a constraining sleeve of fabric. The inflatable chamber is configured to expand in response to an increase in pressure within the chamber. The sleeve of fabric const... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114011 | Corrugated inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder An inflatable penile prosthesis of the present invention includes a cylinder that has an external wall that defines a pressure chamber. That external wall preferably incorporates a number of corrugations that extend in a longitudinal direction of the cylinder. In a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109870 | Inflatable penile prosthesis bypass valve noise reduction An inflatable penile prosthesis includes an implantable pump having a bypass valve. The bypass valve includes a cavity having a valve seat at a port, a poppet and a spring. The poppet includes a valve member and a stem extending from the valve member. In operation, ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8070675 | Penile prosthesis cap and assembly A cap configured to be attached to a cylinder of an implantable penile prosthesis includes a body section and a tip section. The body section defines a recess that is attachable to an end of the cylinder of the implantable penile prosthesis and the tip section termi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062209 | Implantable pump An implantable pump with a plurality of protrusions and grooves is described. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052594 | Prosthetic device with protrusions for girth A prosthetic device comprises a column formed of resilient material. The column comprises external protrusions that vary a girth of the column. The protrusions are separated by valleys that reduce bulk. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052593 | Implantable malleable penile prosthetic device A prosthetic device comprises stacked column segments. A first one of the column segments comprises a ball surface facing along a column axis. The ball surface has a generally convex shape that is articulable in a mating socket of a second one of the column segments... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8016746 | Inflatable penile implant A body implantable penile prosthetic assembly includes a pump and a release mechanism. The pump is connectable to a pressure reservoir and a penile implant, where the pressure reservoir contains a pressurized liquid at a first pressure when implanted. The release me... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002692 | Method of preparing a penis for implantation of a penile prosthetic A method of preparing an opening formed in a penis for reception of a penile prosthetic includes measuring a length of the opening formed in the penis with a shaft of an instrument, and moving a dilation head longitudinally along the shaft of the instrument and dila... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985176 | Method of implanting a penile prosthesis A method of implanting a penile prosthesis into a patient includes engaging a cap that is attached to a cylinder of the penile prosthesis with a distal end of a tool, and cradling the cylinder of the penile prosthesis between two support arms of the tool. The method... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976457 | Adapter for penile prosthesis tip extender An adapter is provided for holding a rear tip extender onto the cylinder of a penile prosthesis or onto another rear tip extender. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7963909 | Methods of manufacturing fluid reservoirs for penile implant devices A fluid reservoir for a penile implant device that includes a body portion having a sleeve from which a tube may extend. The body portion includes support structure positioned at an interior surface of the body portion near an orifice of the reservoir, which orifice... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959556 | Penile prosthesis cap, assembly, and implantation tool A cap configured to be attached to a cylinder of an implantable penile prosthesis includes a body section and a tip section. The body section defines a recess that is attachable to an end of the cylinder of the implantable penile prosthesis and the tip section termi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942808 | Method of implanting a penile prosthesis A method of providing a patient having a predetermined corporotomy length with an implant having a length that is sized for the predetermined corporotomy length is disclosed. The method includes providing a penile implant having a delivered length that is approximat... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938770 | Penile prosthesis, penile prosthesis insertion tool and system thereof An implantable penile prosthesis system includes a penile prosthesis and an insertion tool. The penile prosthesis includes a cylinder extending between a distal tip and a proximal tip. At least one of the distal tip and the proximal tip has a pocket accessible by an... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931583 | Surgical method and auxiliary device to correct penis curvature The invention refers to a device for correcting penis curvature. The device includes at least two first rules linked together by a junction and adjustable therebetween along a hypothetical plan containing the first rules, which has rotation and translation between t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931582 | Controlled impotence treatment A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus comprises an operable restriction device (56) implanted in a patient and engaging the penile tissue (58) or the prolongation thereof to form a restrictable blood flow passageway through which blood flow leave... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922649 | Unitized penile erection system and tissue expander A surgically implantable device is a single unit comprised of a hydraulically activated extendable cavernosal component and a manually controlled fluid transfer system composed of a pump. Flow from the pump is directed by a one way valve interposed between a bypass ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918782 | Prosthesis with bladder that adjusts girth A prosthetic device comprises a column formed of resilient material and having a proximal end and a distal end. The prosthetic device comprises a bladder having a liquid cavity at the distal end. The bladder is inflatable and deflatable to increase and decrease a gi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914439 | Implantable penile prosthesis pump Pumps for use with inflatable implantable penile prostheses in accordance with the invention include features that can provide for free fluid flow during inflation and deflation modes of the pump. Pumps may also include a bypass chamber that is fluidly connected to ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7874978 | Implantable pump An implantable pump with a plurality of protrusions and grooves is described. ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7833149 | Low profile rear tip for inflatable penile prostheses A low profile rear tip for inflatable penile prostheses comprises a proximal end portion, and a distal end portion that is capable of being coupled to a cylinder of an IPP along a major longitudinal axis between the proximal end portion, the distal end portion, and ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7780591 | Surgical method and auxiliary device to correct penis curvature The invention refers to a surgical method to correct penis curvature, as well as a method to determine the location of the main incision line, method to determine the geometrical distribution and size of forked ends of the main incision line and a method to determin... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7717845 | Fluid reservoirs for penile implant devices and methods of manufacturing A fluid reservoir for a penile implant device that includes a body portion having a sleeve from which a tube may extend. The body portion includes support structure positioned at an interior surface of the body portion near an orifice of the reservoir, which orifice... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7637862 | Phalloplasty A method of widening a penis wherein a dermal fat graft including a block of fat and attached dermis is excised from the patient, the penis is degloved, the dermal fat graft is sutured to the exposed Bucks fascia and then reducing the penile skin; the method further... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637861 | Implantable penile prosthesis pump Pumps for use with inflatable implantable penile prostheses in accordance with the invention include features that can provide for free fluid flow during inflation and deflation modes of the pump. Pumps may also include a bypass chamber that is fluidly connected to ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7572221 | Reconstructing non-cartilage structural defects A cartilaginous structural member (CSM) for use in penile reconstruction, for the correction of developmental defects, postoperative reconstruction, and for reconstructive preprosthetic surgery. The cartilaginous structural member (CSM) comprise of live cells seeded... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7491164 | Inflatable prosthesis for aiding penile erection and augmentation Provided is an inflatable prosthesis for aiding penile erection and augmentation for being disposed between the outer skin and the pair of corpus cavernosa of a patient's penis. The inflatable prosthesis comprises a contractible cylinder body (10) provided wi... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7438682 | Pressure based spontaneous inflation inhibitor with penile pump improvements A pump assembly for a penile implant is provided having a mechanism which prevents spontaneous inflation of the cylinders implanted within the patient. The pump assembly has an actuating bar with ribs to enhance the spring force applied to a flow valve, a support st... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7407482 | Penile prosthesis devices and methods Penile implant devices and methods are disclosed. A penile implant device in accordance with the present invention includes an implantable penile prosthesis pre-connected to a needle by a suture. The needle and suture may also be at least partially enclosed in a she... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7390296 | Inflatable penile prosthesis with volume displacement materials and devices A penile prosthesis is provided, which includes a generally cylindrical body portion comprising a cavity with an inner wall, a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one volume-displacing member occupying at least a portion of the cavity, wherein the at least one ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367938 | Mechanical impotence treatment apparatus A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus comprises an adjustable non-inflatable restriction device (434) implanted in a male impotent patient. The restriction device directly engages a portion of the normal penile tissue of the patient, such as both of the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351198 | Implantable adjustable sphincter system An implantable adjustable sphincter system is comprised of a band configured to encircle a portion of an anatomical passageway, a manual pump, a reservoir in fluid communication with the pump, and a valve assembly in fluid communication with the band and the manual ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350538 | Method of preventing inadvertent inflation of an inflatable prosthesis A pump assembly for a penile implant is provided having a mechanism which prevents spontaneous inflation of the cylinders implanted within the user. The preventative mechanism uses overpressure generated by the reservoir during unintentional compression to effective... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344554 | Keith needle for furlow insertion tool The present disclosure is directed to a medical device or article that reduces the ability of the Keith needle to unintentionally fall out of the barrel, improves the ability of the Keith needle to track on axis, or both. In one aspect, the disclosure is directed to... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322618 | Hose coupling A hose coupling with a clamp which can be clamped around a longitudinal axis, wherein the edges of the clamp are located closer to the longitudinal axis than an area of the clamp located between the edges. The hose coupling further includes a pipe, wherein an end po... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7282023 | Method and device for controlling the inflation of an inflatable prosthetic envelope A method and device for controlling the inflation of a prosthesis, particularly applicable to gastric implants. A liquid-containing bag is connected to a unit defining a transfer circuit under the control of the shutter and connected to an inflatable envelope, where... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7257268 | Systems and methods for image pattern recognition Systems and methods for image pattern recognition comprise digital image capture and encoding using vector quantization (“VQ”) of the image. A vocabulary of vectors is built by segmenting images into kernels and creating vectors corresponding to each kernel. Ima... | 08/14/2007 |
