Stimulation of penis erection
First Claim
1. A fully implantable penis erection stimulation system, comprisingat least one infusion needle disposed at least partly within at least one housing with a tip end of the at least one infusion needle arranged for penetrating the at least one housing'"'"'s outer wall, the at least one housing being adapted for implantation inside a patient'"'"'s body,at least one reservoir adapted for implantation inside the patient'"'"'s body in fluid connection with the at least one infusion needle to supply to the infusion needle a substance to be injected into the patient'"'"'s body,at least one pump adapted for implantation inside the patient'"'"'s body to advance the substance from the reservoir to the at least one infusion needle, andat least one drive unit adapted for implantation inside the patient'"'"'s body, the at least one drive unit being coupled to the at least one infusion needle and arranged for advancing and retracting the tip end of the at least one infusion needle so that the at least one infusion needle penetrates, upon advancement of the tip end or ends thereof, said outer wall in at least one penetration area so as to allow fbr stimulation of penis erection by injecting the substance through said at least one penetration area via the at least one infusion needle, wherein the drive unit is configured to laterally displace the tip end of at least one of said at least one infusion needle in at least two different lateral directions to obtain a multi-dimensional array of penetration sites by means of a single one of said at least one needle within said at least one penetration area with at least one second number of said penetration sites being arranged above or below a first number of said penetration sites.
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Abstract
A penis erection stimulation system comprises one or more infusion needles disposed within and implanted along with one or more housings adjacent the patient'"'"'s left and right corpora cavernosa. A reservoir and a pump are also implanted inside the patient'"'"'s body to supply the infusion needle with infusion liquid. A drive unit also adapted for implantation inside the patient'"'"'s body is arranged for advancing and retracting the tip end of the infusion needle such that it penetrates the housing at least in two different penetration areas either simultaneously or in immediate time succession, thereby injecting drugs along with the infusion liquid into the patient'"'"'s body for stimulating penis erection. The drive unit is configured to laterally displace the tip end of at least one infusion needle in at least two different lateral directions to different penetration sites within said at least one penetration area.
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1. A fully implantable penis erection stimulation system, comprising
at least one infusion needle disposed at least partly within at least one housing with a tip end of the at least one infusion needle arranged for penetrating the at least one housing'"'"'s outer wall, the at least one housing being adapted for implantation inside a patient'"'"'s body, at least one reservoir adapted for implantation inside the patient'"'"'s body in fluid connection with the at least one infusion needle to supply to the infusion needle a substance to be injected into the patient'"'"'s body, at least one pump adapted for implantation inside the patient'"'"'s body to advance the substance from the reservoir to the at least one infusion needle, and at least one drive unit adapted for implantation inside the patient'"'"'s body, the at least one drive unit being coupled to the at least one infusion needle and arranged for advancing and retracting the tip end of the at least one infusion needle so that the at least one infusion needle penetrates, upon advancement of the tip end or ends thereof, said outer wall in at least one penetration area so as to allow fbr stimulation of penis erection by injecting the substance through said at least one penetration area via the at least one infusion needle, wherein the drive unit is configured to laterally displace the tip end of at least one of said at least one infusion needle in at least two different lateral directions to obtain a multi-dimensional array of penetration sites by means of a single one of said at least one needle within said at least one penetration area with at least one second number of said penetration sites being arranged above or below a first number of said penetration sites.
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