Implantable Pump

• US 20110087068A1
• Filed: 12/14/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Ams Research Corporation (Endo International PLC)
• Inventors: Rowland, Randall P., Kuyava, Charles C., Rocheleau, Gary A., Morningstar, Randy L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,062,209 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/40
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/26 Penis implants

Abstract

An implantable pump with a plurality of protrusions and grooves is described.

Claims

1. An implantable penile prosthesis comprising:

a reservoir, wherein said reservoir stores fluid;

a pump assembly, wherein said pump assembly is in fluid communication with the reservoir;

a cylinder in fluid communication with the pump assembly;

wherein said pump assembly includes a compressible bulb and a valve, wherein said valve having a first bias position and a second bias position, and wherein upon a first compression of said compressible bulb a fluid pressure is generated within said pump assembly to act on said valve to change the bias from the first bias position to the second bias position operating to inflate said cylinder.

2. The implantable penile prosthesis of claim 1 wherein upon a second compression of said compressible bulb a fluid pressure is generated with said pump assembly to act on said valve to change the bias from the second bias position to the first bias position operating to deflate said cylinder.

3. The implantable penile prosthesis of claim 1, wherein said pump assembly further includes a single button and wherein said compression comprises compression of said single button.

4. The implantable penile prosthesis of claim 2, wherein said pump assembly further includes a single button and wherein said compression comprises compression of said single button.

5. The implantable penile prosthesis of claim 1, wherein said compression acts to compress a deformable sealing ring within said pump assembly.

6. The implantable penile prosthesis of claim 2, wherein said compression acts to compress a deformable sealing ring within said pump assembly.

7. The implantable penile prosthesis of claim 1, wherein said valve includes a poppet and wherein the poppet has said first bias position and said second bias position.

8. The implantable penile prosthesis of claim 2, wherein said valve includes a poppet and wherein the poppet has said first bias position and said second bias position.