IMPLANTABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS

A penile prosthesis includes an inflatable cylinder, a fluid connector and a pump. The inflatable cylinder includes an inflatable volume extending within a front tip, and a reservoir within a rear tip. The fluid connector includes a first end, and a second end that forked into an inflation branch, w...

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Hauptverfasser: HENKEL GREGORY J, BECKER CAREY J, DERUS PATRICIA M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A penile prosthesis includes an inflatable cylinder, a fluid connector and a pump. The inflatable cylinder includes an inflatable volume extending within a front tip, and a reservoir within a rear tip. The fluid connector includes a first end, and a second end that forked into an inflation branch, which is fluidically coupled to the inflation volume. and a reservoir branch, which is fluidically coupled to the reservoir. The pump is attached to the first end and is configured to drive fluid from the reservoir through the reservoir branch and the inflation branch, and into the inflatable volume.