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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald W Timm, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Donald L Sandford, Lauderdale, MN (US);
Timothy J Claude, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
Dacomed Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 79 ; 3-1 ;
Abstract
A penile prosthesis (20) designed to be surgically implanted in the penis for the treatment of erectile impotence. The prosthesis comprises an articulated column (26) having alternating joints (56) enclosed with a switch (30) within an outer elongated sheath (28). The switch (30) is aligned for reversibly extending the articulated column (26) against the ends of the sheath and tensioning a tension member (32) whereby frictional resistance at the joints (56) increases causing an erect state.