Male impotence prosthesis apparatus with wireless energy supply
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1. A male sexual impotence treatment prosthesis apparatus, comprising:
- an operable penile prosthesis implantable in the cavities of the corpora cavernosa of an impotent patient to provide erect penile condition, when the prosthesis is operated,a source of energy implantable in the patient for supplying energy for the operation of the penile prosthesis,a control device operable from outside the patient'"'"'s body for controlling the supply of energy from the source of energy,an implantable operation device comprising a motor or pump for operating the prosthesis, wherein the control device controls the source of energy to drive the motor or pump, andwherein the apparatus further comprises a reservoir implantable in the patient and containing hydraulic fluid and wherein said operation device distributes hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the prosthesis.
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Abstract
A male impotence prosthesis apparatus comprises an operable penile prosthesis (4) implanted in an impotent patient'"'"'s corpus cavernosum to provide flaccid or erect states of the patient'"'"'s penis. An energy transmission device (10) for wireless transmission of energy from outside the patient'"'"'s body to inside the patient'"'"'s body is provided for use in connection with the operation of the penile prosthesis.
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174 Claims
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1. A male sexual impotence treatment prosthesis apparatus, comprising:
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an operable penile prosthesis implantable in the cavities of the corpora cavernosa of an impotent patient to provide erect penile condition, when the prosthesis is operated, a source of energy implantable in the patient for supplying energy for the operation of the penile prosthesis, a control device operable from outside the patient'"'"'s body for controlling the supply of energy from the source of energy, an implantable operation device comprising a motor or pump for operating the prosthesis, wherein the control device controls the source of energy to drive the motor or pump, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a reservoir implantable in the patient and containing hydraulic fluid and wherein said operation device distributes hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 163)
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146. A method for treating an impotent patient, comprising:
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implanting an operable prosthesis in the cavities of the corpora cavernosa of the patient, cutting an opening in the patient'"'"'s mucosa, implanting an energy transforming device and a motor or pump in the patient'"'"'s body through the opening, transmitting wireless energy of a first form to the energy transforming device, transforming by the energy transforming device the wireless energy of the first form into energy of a second form, and using the energy of the second form for directly or indirectly operating the prosthesis to provide erect penile condition with the motor or pump. - View Dependent Claims (147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154)
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155. A method for treating an impotent patient, comprising:
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implanting an operable prosthesis in the cavities of the corpora cavernosa of the patient cutting an opening in the patient'"'"'s skin, implanting an energy transforming device and a motor or a pump in the patient'"'"'s body through the opening in the skin, transmitting wireless energy of a first form to the energy transforming device, transforming by the energy transforming device the wireless energy of the first form into energy of a second form, and using the energy of the second form for directly or indirectly operating the motor or pump to operate the prosthesis to provide erect penile condition. - View Dependent Claims (156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162)
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164. A method for treating an impotent patient, comprising:
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implanting an operable prosthesis in the cavities of the corpora cavernosa of the patient, placing at least two laparoscopic cannula within the patient'"'"'s body, implanting an energy transforming device and a motor or a pump in the patient'"'"'s body by using the at least two laparoscopic cannula, transmitting wireless energy of a first form to the energy transforming device, transforming by the energy transforming device the wireless energy of the first form into energy of a second form, and using the energy of the second form for directly or indirectly for operating the motor or pump to operate the prosthesis to provide erect penile condition. - View Dependent Claims (165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172)
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173. A method for treating an impotent patient, comprising:
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implanting an operable prosthesis in the cavities of the corpora cavernosa of the patient, implanting a motor or a pump for operating the prosthesis, implanting a source of energy in the patient for supplying energy to the motor or pump, providing a wireless remote control for controlling the supply of energy from the source of energy, and when desired to achieve erection, using the wireless remote control by the patient to control the source of energy to supply energy for operating the motor or pump. - View Dependent Claims (174)
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