Peristaltic pump for treatment of erectile dysfunction
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1. Apparatus for treating erectile dysfunction of a subject, comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes configured to be coupled to a vicinity of a blood vessel that carries blood into or out of a penis of the subject; and
a control unit configured to facilitate erection of the penis by peristaltically pumping blood in the blood vessel by stimulating nitric oxide (NO) production in the vicinity, by driving the electrodes to sequentially drive a current into the vicinity.
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Abstract
In some embodiments of the present invention, apparatus is provided for treating erectile dysfunction of a subject. The apparatus includes one or more electrodes configured to be coupled to a vicinity of a blood vessel that carries blood into or out of a penis of the subject, and a control unit configured to facilitate erection of the penis by peristaltically pumping blood in the blood vessel by stimulating nitric oxide (NO) production in the vicinity, by driving the electrodes to drive a current into the vicinity. Additional embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus for treating erectile dysfunction of a subject, comprising:
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a plurality of electrodes configured to be coupled to a vicinity of a blood vessel that carries blood into or out of a penis of the subject; and a control unit configured to facilitate erection of the penis by peristaltically pumping blood in the blood vessel by stimulating nitric oxide (NO) production in the vicinity, by driving the electrodes to sequentially drive a current into the vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for treating erectile dysfunction of a subject, comprising:
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coupling a plurality of electrodes to a vicinity of a blood vessel that carries blood into or out of a penis of the subject; and facilitating erection of the penis by peristaltically pumping blood in the blood vessel by stimulating nitric oxide (NO) production in the vicinity by driving the electrodes to sequentially drive a current into the vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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