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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Ams Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Patricia M. Derus, Rogers, MN (US);
Carey J. Becker, Savage, MN (US);
Gregory J. Henkel, Chanhassen, MN (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 penile prosthesis includes an inflatable cylinder and a pump. The inflatable cylinder includes an inflatable volume extending within a front tip, a reservoir within a rear tip, and a deflation block. The deflation block is positioned between the inflatable volume and the reservoir, and includes a one-way valve configured to control a flow of fluid from the inflatable volume to the reservoir. The pump is configured to drive fluid from the reservoir and into the inflatable volume.