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US3853122A
US3853122A US00406083A US40608373A US3853122A US 3853122 A US3853122 A US 3853122A US 00406083 A US00406083 A US 00406083A US 40608373 A US40608373 A US 40608373A US 3853122 A US3853122 A US 3853122A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/26—Penis implants
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K15/00—Check valves
    • F16K15/14—Check valves with flexible valve members
    • F16K15/144—Check valves with flexible valve members the closure elements being fixed along all or a part of their periphery
    • F16K15/1441—Check valves with flexible valve members the closure elements being fixed along all or a part of their periphery with biasing means in addition to material resiliency, e.g. spring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K15/00—Check valves
    • F16K15/14—Check valves with flexible valve members
    • F16K15/144—Check valves with flexible valve members the closure elements being fixed along all or a part of their periphery
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S128/00—Surgery
    • Y10S128/20—Inflatable splint
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
    • Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
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  • ABSTRACT Primary Examiner-Lawrence W. Trapp Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Steinberg & Blake [5 7] ABSTRACT,
  • a method and device for achieving a penile erection An elongated flexible elastic tube is implanted in the penis in'the position extending longitudinally along the penile shaft, and simultaneously there is implanted a flexible container which contains a fluid to be transferred from the container into the tube when the container is compressed so that the fluid thus displaced into the tube will elongate the latter and render the tube relatively rigid so that in this way it is possible to achieve a penile erection.
  • the container is implanted at a location where it can conveniently be manipulated, such as the scrotum or the lower abdominal region.
  • the elongated flexible tube and the container which communicates therewith form the device of the invention, this device further including in the tube a suitable structure for delaying the return of the fluid under pressure from the tube to the container when the latter is released.
  • an elongated hollow tube v of flexible, stretchable elastomeric material is implanted in the penile shaft extending longitudinally thereof, and simultaneously there is also implanted a flexible container which contains a fluid and which communicates with the tube, this container being implanted at a location where it can conveniently be manipulated so as to be compressed for displacing the fluid out of the container into the tube.
  • a flexible container which contains a fluid and which communicates with the tube, this container being implanted at a location where it can conveniently be manipulated so as to be compressed for displacing the fluid out of the container into the tube.
  • the device of the invention includes an elongated flexible elastomeric tube which has a front closed end and which has an open rear end communicating with a flexible container which contains a fluid to be displaced from the container into the tube when the tube is compressed. Between the front end of the tube and the container there is situated in the tube a delay means which delays the return of the fluid under pressure from the tube into the container.
  • FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of a method and device of the invention, the device of the invention being shown in solid lines in FIG. 1 while the penis and scrotum are indicated in phantom lines;
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary partly sectional elevation showing in an exploded view parts of the device of the invention to illustrate how these parts are manufactured and assembled;
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional elevation of part of the tube of FIG. 1, taken along line 33 of FIG. 1 in the direction of the arrows showing in particular the details of one embodiment of a delay means;
  • FIG. 4 is a transverse partly sectional view of the structure of FIG. 3 taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 in the direction of the arrows;
  • FIG. 5 is an illustration of another embodiment of a method and device of the invention with the device of the invention being shown in solid lines in FIG. 5 while the penis, scrotum and adjoining body regions are indicated in phantom lines;
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary partly sectional exploded illustrati'on of part of the structure used in the device of FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an element used for adding stiffness to part of the structure of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 8 is a fragmentary sectional elevation taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 5 in the direction of the arrows and showing in particular the details of that part of the structure of FIG. 5 which delays the return of fluid under pressure.
  • FIG. 1 there is schematically illustrated therein in phantom lines that part of a human adult male which includes the penis 10, the scrotum l2, and the lower abdominal region 14.
  • the penis 10 there is implanted in the penis 10, in a position extending longitudinally along the upper interior part of the penile shaft 16 an elongated flexible and stretchable hollow tube 18 made of an elastomeric material.
  • This tube 18 has a front closed end 20 which is fragmentarily illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the flexible and stretchable elastic tube 18 is easily implanted by a surgeon in the position illustrated in FIG. I extending longitudinally along the interior of the penile shaft 16 at its upper region.
  • the tube 18 Distant from its front closed end 20 the tube 18 has a rear open end communicating directly with the hollow interior of a flexible container 22 which may be made of the same material as the tube 18.
  • This material may be any flexible stretchable material which has elastomeric properties and which is compatible with the body.
  • Silastic material sold under the trade name Silastic may be used forthis purpose.
  • the flexible bulb or container 22 is conveniently situated in the scrotum 12 so that it is readily accessible for manipulation.
  • the flexible container 22 contains a fluid which is displaced out of the latter into the tube 18 when the container 22 is compressed so that in this way the fluid will be under pressure within the tube 18 in order to elongate the latter and render the tube 18 relatively rigid, so that in this way the penis is rendered substantially rigid and straight thus providing the desired erection.
  • the fluid within the container 22 and the tube 18 can simply be air.
  • a liquid such as a-silicone oil which can be displaced out of the interior of the container to the tube 18 in order to stretch the tube 18 and render it more rigid.
  • the tube 18 is provided at the region of the rear end of the penile shaft with a delay means which delays the return of the fluid under pressure from the tube 18 back into the container 22.
  • This delay means may take the form shown in FIG. 3.
  • the hollow tube 18 is providedrearwardly of the front closed end 20 with a flexible transverse wall 24 provided with a central aperture 26.
  • a plate 28 Situated next to the rear surface of the flexible transverse wall 24 is a plate 28 made of any suitable metal or plastic and formed with a plurality of openings 30. As is apparent particularly from FIG. 4, all except the central opening 30 of the plate 28 are normally covered and closed by the flexible transverse wall 24.
  • the fluid under pressure easily deflects the flexible wall 24 away from the plate 28 as illustrated in phantom lines in FIG. 3, so that the fluid readily flows into the tube 18 between the front wall 20 and the flexible wall 24.
  • the fluid under pressure will seek to push the flexible wall 24 against the plate 28 so as to close all except the central opening 30.
  • This central opening 30 is relatively small so as to throttle the return of fluid, and in this way the return of the fluid is retarded so that a considerable period elapses before the erection is lost. In this way it is possible to maintain the erection automatically for a considerable period of time, without requiring the operator to maintain the container 22 in its compressed condition.
  • the tube 18 initially is made of a pair of components 18a and 18b (FIG. 2).
  • Component 18b has a forwardly directed lip 32 while the tubular portion 18a has a rearwardly directed lip 34.
  • the lip 32 surrounds a shoulder 36 against which the plate 28 is placed.
  • the outer diameter of the plate 28 is somewhat greater than the inner diameter of the tubular portion 18b and the outer periphery of the plate 28 is engaged by the inner surface of the lip 32.
  • This lip 32 is then situated within and surrounded by the lip 34, so that the parts when assembled will have the condition illustrated in FIG. 3, and then the plastic material of the tubular portions 18a and 18b are fused to each other so that they become welded together in order to provide the construction shown in FIG. 3.
  • any suitable cement or the like in order to connect the tubular portions 18a and 18b to each other.
  • FIGS. 58 Another method and device of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 58.
  • the device illustrated therein includes an elongated flexible tube 40 which may be made of the same material as the tube 18.
  • This tube 40 also has a front closed end and a rear open end communicating with a flexible container 42 which may be identical with the container 22.
  • the container 42 is subcutaneously implanted at the region of the lower abdomen just above the penile shaft 16.
  • the tube 40 is implanted in the same way as the tube 18.
  • the operator need only push against the lower ab domen in order to compress the tube 42 and thus displace fluid out of the latter into the tube 40 thus elongating the tube 40 and rendering the latter rigid so as to achieve in this way the desired erection.
  • the tube 40 also carries a transverse plate 44 which is formed with a number of outer openings 46 as well as a central large opening 48.
  • This opening 48 has the flow of fluid therethrough controlled by way of a non-return valve means 50.
  • This valve means 50 includes the valve member 52 which engages the front surface of the plate 44 at the side thereof directed toward the closed front end of the tube 40, and the valve member 52 is large enough to completely close the central opening 48.
  • a stem 54 is fixed to and extends rearwardly from the valve member 52 through the opening 48. At its rear end the stem 54 is fixedly connected with a plate 56. This plate 56 is engaged by the left end of a coil spring 58. The spring 58 is coiled around the stem 54 and engages the rear surface of the plate 44.
  • the non-return valve means SIP normally assumes the closed position shown in solid lines in FIG. 8. However, when the container 42 is compressed the fluid under pressure will open the valve means so that the fluid can readily flow into the tube 40 between the closed front end thereof and the plate 44. However, when the fluid seems to return the closed valve 50 prevents the return of fluid through the opening 48.
  • the plate 44 has its openings 46 which surround the central opening 48 normally closed by a transverse wall 60 which forms part of the tube 40.
  • This transverse wall 60 is made of the same material as the tube 40 and normally is not of sufficient rigidity to maintain the openings 46 closed against the pressure of the fluid between the plate 44 and the front closed end of the tube 40. Therefore, the wall 60 has embedded therein a springy ring 62 made of a material such as stainless steel and provided with a number of inwardly projecting springy tongues 64, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the ring 62 and its tongues 64 increase the resistance of the wall 60 so that it does not yield response to the pressure of the fluid in the tube 40 between the plate 44 and the front closed end of the tube, and thus the erection may be maintained as long as desired with this construction.
  • the tube 40 will be milked rearwardly by suitable manipulations along the penile shaft 16. This pinching and rearward milking applied to the tube 40 forces the fluid rearwardly through the openings 46' with a pressure sufficient to deflect the wall 60 in opposition to the force of the tongues 64 away from the openings so that through this action it is possible for the operator manually to terminate the erection.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates how the construction of FIG. 8 may be manufactured.
  • the tube 40 initially is formed of a pair of tubes 40a and 40b.
  • the tube 40a has a rearwardly extending lip 66 while the tube 40b has a forwardly extending lip 68 adapted to surround the lip 66 when the parts are assembled.
  • the plate 44 is surrounded by the lip 66 and engages the shoulder 70 of the tubular portion 40a.
  • the ring 62 is embedded in the wall 60.
  • the lips 66 and 68 are fused to each other so as to weld the assembly into the construction shown in FIG. 8 or any suitable cement may be used to adhere the lips 66 and 68 to each other.
  • a method for providing a human male adult with the capability of achieving a penile erection the steps of implanting in the penis of the human male adult in a position extending longitudinally along the penile shaft an elongated flexible hollow tube of stretchable elastomeric material which will assume an elongated substantially straight and substantially rigid condition when supplied at its interior with fluid under pressure and which will assume a shorter more flexible condition when emptied of the fluid under pressure, and simultaneously implanting in the human male at a location where it is accessible for manipulation a flexible container which contains the fluid and which communicates with the tube so that by manipulation the human male can reduce the volume of said container to transfer fluid therefrom into said tube to situate the fluid under pressure in the latter for providing a penile erection.
  • An implant for enabling a human male adult to achieve a penile erection comprising an elongated tube of stretchable elastomeric material having a front closed end, a flexible container for containing the fluid, said container being operatively connected with and having its interior in communication with the interior of said tube so that when said container is compressed to reduce the volume thereof fluid will be displaced out of said container and into said tube to stretch the latter and increase the rigidity of said tube, said container communicating with said tube at a location situated rearwardly of said front closed end of said tube, and delay means situated in said tube rearwardly of said front closed end thereof between said tube and container for permitting substantially free flow of fluid under pressure from said container into said tube when said container is compressed while delaying return of fluid from said tube to said container when said container is released.
  • said delay means includes an inner flexible transverse wall situated within and extending across the interior of said tube between said front closed end thereof and said container and said transverse wall being formed with a substantially central aperture and a plate situated in said tube next to said transverse wall thereof at the side of said transverse wall which is directed toward said container and away from said front end of said tube, said plate being formed with a relatively large number of small openings most of which are normally covered and enclosed by said transverse wall, so that when the container is compressed the fluid from the latter will deflect said wall away from said plate to provide for substantially free flow of fluid into said tube between said front end thereof and said transverse wall, while the fluid situated between said front end of said tube and said transverse wall will push the latter against said plate to close most of said openings, thereby permitting the fluid to return to said container at a rate which is substantially slower than the rate of flow of the fluid into said tube when said container is compressed.
  • said delay means includes a plate extending transversely across the interior of said tube between said front open end thereof and said container, said plate carrying at a central region a non-retum valve means which provides for substantially unobstructed flow of fluid from said container into said tube between said plate and front end thereof when said container is compressed while preventing flow of fluid back from the space between the front end of said tube and said plate, said plate being formed with a plurality of openings surrounding said non-retum valve means, and wall means situated in said tube in engagement with said plate at the side thereof which is directed away from said front closed end of said tube and normally closing said openings of said plate, said wall means having sufficient rigidity to prevent the fluid under pressure between said plate and front end of said tube from flowing through said openings while the rigidity of said wall means is insufficient openings of said plate.

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