Implantable pump
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1. A pump assembly for an implantable prosthesis, the pump assembly comprising:
- a bar shaped housing including a valve assembly, the bar shaped housing being adapted to be deformed to operate the valve assembly, the bar shaped housing having end portions and side portions, each end portion having at least one protrusion and the side portion having a side bar,a compressible pump bulb that is squeezable through tissue and that extends from the bar shaped housing, the pump bulb comprising an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a changeable inner volume of the pump bulb, wherein the pump bulb comprises a plurality of discrete, discontinuous, spaced apart protrusions extending from the outer surface of the pump bulb, andwherein the protrusions are sized, shaped and arranged to resist relative movement between tissue and the implantable prosthesis when the pump bulb is squeezed.
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Abstract
An implantable pump with a plurality of protrusions and grooves is described.
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18 Claims
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1. A pump assembly for an implantable prosthesis, the pump assembly comprising:
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a bar shaped housing including a valve assembly, the bar shaped housing being adapted to be deformed to operate the valve assembly, the bar shaped housing having end portions and side portions, each end portion having at least one protrusion and the side portion having a side bar, a compressible pump bulb that is squeezable through tissue and that extends from the bar shaped housing, the pump bulb comprising an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a changeable inner volume of the pump bulb, wherein the pump bulb comprises a plurality of discrete, discontinuous, spaced apart protrusions extending from the outer surface of the pump bulb, and wherein the protrusions are sized, shaped and arranged to resist relative movement between tissue and the implantable prosthesis when the pump bulb is squeezed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 18)
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3. A pump assembly for an implantable prosthesis, the pump assembly comprising:
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a bar shaped housing including a valve assembly, the bar shaped housing being adapted to be deformed to operate the valve assembly, the bar shaped housing having end portions and side portions, each end portion having at least one protrusion and the side portion having a side bar, a compressible pump bulb extending from the bar shaped housing and comprising an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a changeable inner volume of the pump bulb, the outer surface having a plurality of protrusions with a longitudinal axes, the protrusions being arranged to be spaced apart by a plurality of grooves with longitudinal axes, and wherein the protrusions have ends that separate the protrusions from each other. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A pump assembly for a prosthesis that is implantable in tissue, the pump assembly comprising:
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a bar shaped housing including a valve assembly, the bar shaped housing having end portions each having at least one protrusion thereon, the bar shaped housing further having side portions each having at least one sidebar thereon, the sidebar being oriented perpendicular to at least one protrusion, a compressible pump bulb extending from the bar shaped housing and comprising an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a changeable inner volume of the pump bulb, the outer surface having a plurality of protrusions spaced apart by grooves, wherein the protrusions and grooves have structure capable of blocking movement of the prosthesis relative to the tissue in three dimensions.
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17. An implantable penile prosthesis comprising:
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a reservoir for storing fluid; a pump assembly in fluid communication with the reservoir; a pair of cylinders in fluid communication with the pump assembly, the pump assembly comprising; a bar shaped housing including a valve assembly, the housing being adapted to be deformed to operate the valve assembly, and having end portions and side portions; the housing having at least three protrusions, wherein each end portion has at least one protrusion and the side potion has a side bar; and a compressible pump bulb extending from the housing and comprising an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a changeable inner volume of the pump bulb, the outer surface having a plurality of discrete, discontinuous, spaced-apart protrusions.
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