Penile Pump with Side Release Mechanism
First Claim
1. A pump assembly for an implantable prosthesis, comprising:
- a housing having an outer wall with at least a portion of the outer wall being compressible;
a first flow valve positioned within the housing and having a seated and an unseated position; and
a bar, having a flexible angularly extending arm, positioned within the housing and wherein said flexible angularly extending arm of said bar is moveable between a first and a second position so that when the flexible angularly extending arm of said bar is moved from the first position to the second position the flexible angularly extending arm of said bar causes the first flow valve to move from the seated to the unseated position.
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Abstract
A pump and valve assembly for an implantable prosthesis is provided with an internal actuating bar positioned such that when any portion of the housing is compressed, the check valves within are opened allowing for deflation of the cylinders. The pump and valve assembly also includes a textured surface over a portion of the housing to allow for quick identification of the component, as well as to make it easier for the patient to grasp it. The valve assembly further comprising an actuating bar which has ribs to enhance the spring force applied to a flow valve, a support structure to support and appropriately position the actuating bar, and a check valve made of metal with a segment covered with a plastic material.
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25 Claims
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1. A pump assembly for an implantable prosthesis, comprising:
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a housing having an outer wall with at least a portion of the outer wall being compressible; a first flow valve positioned within the housing and having a seated and an unseated position; and a bar, having a flexible angularly extending arm, positioned within the housing and wherein said flexible angularly extending arm of said bar is moveable between a first and a second position so that when the flexible angularly extending arm of said bar is moved from the first position to the second position the flexible angularly extending arm of said bar causes the first flow valve to move from the seated to the unseated position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A pump and valve assembly for an inflatable prosthesis, comprising:
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a valve block having a flow valve; and a shell attached to the valve block wherein the shell includes a pump bulb and wherein said valve block includes a periphery with pairs of opposing surfaces, and wherein upon any pair of said opposing surfaces of said valve block being compressed said inflatable prosthesis is deflated.
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15. A pump assembly for an implantable prosthesis, comprising:
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a housing having an outer wall with at least a portion of the outer wall being compressible; a first flow valve positioned within the housing and having a seated and an unseated position; and a bar, having a flexible angularly extending arm, positioned within the housing, the bar comprising a spring, wherein the movement of the flexible angularly extending arm provides the moving action of the spring, and being moveable between a first and a second position so that when the bar is moved from the first position to the second position the bar causes the first flow valve to move from the seated to the unseated position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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