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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ams Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gregory J. Henkel, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Gary A. Rocheleau, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Scott E. Jahns, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual poppet valve assembly for a pump assembly of an implantable penile prosthesis having a suction poppet engagable by a plurality of fingers allowing free travel of the poppet and to prevent vacuum lockup of the pump assembly. The suction poppet can also include an elongated shaft receivable within a corresponding bore of a cylinder poppet to prevent the suction poppet from becoming misaligned during the operation of the pump assembly.