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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tom P Lue, Millbrae, CA (US);
Emil A Tanagho, San Rafael, CA (US);
Richard A Schmidt, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Regents of University of California, Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1284 / ; 128794 ;
Abstract
The problem of providing a method and device for stimulating penile erection for a sexually disabled patient includes the implantation of an electrode on the cavernous nerves of a human male, adjacent to his prostate gland. Each electrode is electrically connected to a receiver, subcutaneously implanted on the patient. An external transmitter is utilized to electrically energize the receiver to transmit electrical energy to the electrode and the cavernous nerves for penile erection purposes.