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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Stephanie A. George, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Jon D. Albrecht, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Robert L. Rykhus, Edina, MN (US);
Randy L. Morningstar, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Stephanie A. George, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Jon D. Albrecht, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Robert L. Rykhus, Edina, MN (US);
Randy L. Morningstar, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A fluid reservoir for a penile implant device that includes a body portion having a sleeve from which a tube may extend. The body portion includes support structure positioned at an interior surface of the body portion near an orifice of the reservoir, which orifice leads to a fluid passage of the tube. The support structure may comprise a plurality of protrusions that are arranged around the orifice and that extend from a base portion of the body portion. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a fluid reservoir for a penile implant device, which includes positioning a tube in a mold and injection molding a reservoir body onto the tube. More particularly, the method may include providing a mold, positioning a tube in the mold, injecting material into the mold, curing the material, and opening the mold to remove the reservoir body and tube assembly.