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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Ardito, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
L Dean Knoll, Brentwood, TN (US);
Assignee:
Cybernetic Medical Systems Corporation, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600 38 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for treating impotence incorporating a pulse generator and a lead for carrying electrical pulses from the pulse generator to the cavernous nerve. The pulse generator includes a magnetically actuated switching mechanism for extending battery life. One version of the pulse generator is programmable so that the width, frequency and amplitude can be varied.