Electrically operable incontinence treatment apparatus
First Claim
1. A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus, comprising a constriction device implantable in a male patient, who suffers from sexual impotence, for engaging the patient'"'"'s penile tissue or the prolongation thereof, an implantable electrically powered operation device that operates the constriction device to temporarily constrict the penile tissue or the prolongation thereof to restrict the penile exit blood flow to achieve erection, an electric power supply adapted to be implanted in the patient remote from the operation device, and an insulated electric power wire connecting the electric power supply and the operation device, wherein the electric power wire is resilient and extends helically between the electric power supply and the electrically powered operation devices.
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Abstract
A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus comprises a constriction device (3,6) implanted in a male patient, who suffers from sexual impotence, and engaging the patient'"'"'s penile tissue or the prolongation thereof, and an electrically powered operation device, which is integrated with the constriction device and adapted to operate the latter to temporarily constrict the penile tissue or the prolongation thereof to restrict the penile exit blood flow to achieve erection. An electric power supply (14) is subcutaneously implanted in the patient remote from the constriction device and an insulated electric wire (18) connects the power supply and the electrically powered operation device. The electric wire is resilient and extends helically between the electric power supply and the electrically powered operation device. As a result, the resilient helically extending electric wire (18) is capable of addressing the movements from the penile tissue or the prolongation thereof, because it may easily be temporarily extended without risking breakage.
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- 1. A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus, comprising a constriction device implantable in a male patient, who suffers from sexual impotence, for engaging the patient'"'"'s penile tissue or the prolongation thereof, an implantable electrically powered operation device that operates the constriction device to temporarily constrict the penile tissue or the prolongation thereof to restrict the penile exit blood flow to achieve erection, an electric power supply adapted to be implanted in the patient remote from the operation device, and an insulated electric power wire connecting the electric power supply and the operation device, wherein the electric power wire is resilient and extends helically between the electric power supply and the electrically powered operation devices.
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