Implantable system and method for augmenting penile erection
CA 2000844 A1 · Owner: The Regents Of The University Of California · Inventors: Lue, Tom F.; Gleason, Curtis A.; Schmidt, Richard A.
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A method and system for augmenting penile erection in a human male is disclosed. An inflatable cuff is placed circumferentially around the corpora cavernosa the deep, dorsal vein, and the cavernous veins adjacent to the hilum, of a penis. Selective compression of the cuff will function to restrict venous drainage to augment penile erection. The cuff is adapted to have opposite ends thereof attached together and at least one inflatable vesicle is formed on the inner side of the cuff. A pump including an attendant control system, is sized for implantation in a scrotum whereby the pump can be selectively squeezed to inflate and fluid pressurize the vesicle to compress the cuff around the …
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- Filed October 17, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 17, 2009.
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