Penile prosthesis and method of implantation

Abstract

The present invention is a penile prosthesis device and a non-surgical method of implantation of the device into a penis. The prosthesis device is designed to be an elastic mantle to be implanted directly into the corpus cavernous cavity. The prosthesis device contains an elongated tube plugged at both ends and fillable with a biocompatible liquid. The liquid may be prefilled or injected into a implanted prosthesis device to achieve the resilience and feel of the penis. The invention includes a balloon which is inserted into the corpus cavernous cavity and a pump is used to pressurize the cavity and achieve a cylindrical expansion of the form of the penis. The invention also includes an elastic mantle having a unit including a plurality of magnets to achieve rigidity, thereby causing the penis to become erect.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to medical prostheses, particularly to urological prosthe8ses and methods of implantation for improved erectile function, and particularly to penile implants comprising an elastic mantle, internal elements and filling material for implanting into the corpora cavernosa, without requiring a surgical operation, and an implantation method therefore. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION [0002] Male impotence is wide spread worldwide. Some data indicate that more than thirty million people between the ages of twenty-five years and sixty years suffer from impotence in the United States alone. A number of various methods have been used to treat impotence, including pharmaceutical medicines such as Viagra or Apomorphine, natural remedies, use of external apparatus and devices to create vacuum in the penile area, implantation of prosthesis in the penile cavity called the corpora cavernosa to create an artificial erection, surgical i...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The solution enables cost-effective, outpatient implantation with minimal tissue disruption, reducing pain and mechanical malfunctions, and eliminating the need for surgical incisions, thereby simplifying and reducing the costs associated with penile prosthesis implantation.

Problems solved by technology

Disadvantageously, these types of devices are continuously rigid and cause discomfort for the patient.

Unfortunately, implanting these devices almost always requires implanting several components into the patient's body, for example, the reservoir with liquid, pump, several valves, connecting pipes, and the like, in addition to those components implanted directly into the penis.

Therefore, the implantation of these elements requires complicated, surgical, lengthy and costly procedures to be performed.

Moreover, these devices themselves are complex and expensive.

However, such a construction is not sufficiently reliable.

The spring is highly rigid and one has to squeeze the penis strongly from the outside using one's fingers, which is a painful procedure.

Even worse, the complicated surgery may result in damage of erectile tissues and post-operative complications.

Moreover, many of conventional mechanical prostheses have somewhat frequent mechanical malfunction and may require additional surgery to replace the prosthesis.

The drawbacks of the current methods of implantation and above devices are that, independently of the type of prosthesis and components used, these units are implanted into the penis by means of conventional surgical operation, by making a surgical cut in the area of the penile skin, corpora cavernosa or the scrotum for implanting the prosthesis.

Such surgical operations are complex, expensive and inconvenient.

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