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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Stephanie A. George, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Jon D. Albrecht, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Robert L. Rykhus, Edina, MN (US);
Steven K. Wilson, LaQuinta, CA (US);
Stephanie A. George, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Jon D. Albrecht, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Robert L. Rykhus, Edina, MN (US);
Steven K. Wilson, LaQuinta, CA (US);
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a medical device, particularly a penile prosthesis, that includes an implantable element and a reservoir. The implantable element is configured to be implanted within the pelvic region of a patient and is designed to be capable of inflation and deflation via fluid transfer to and from the element. The reservoir is coupled to the implantable element. The fluid is drawn from the reservoir for inflation of the implantable element and returned to the reservoir for the deflation. The reservoir is approximately one inch or less in depth. The minimal depth enables the fluid reservoir to be placed in front of the puborectalis muscle and behind the abdominal fascia without being seen on an external view of the patient.