Mechanical penile prosthesis

Details Mechanical penile prosthesis Mechanical penile prosthesis

1994-09-22

1995-11-21

Sykes, Angela D.

Surgery

Sexual appliance

Male splint

A61F 226

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054682134

ABSTRACT:
A mechanical penile prosthesis which comprises an elongated, tubular, prestretched, elastic outer sheath having a distal tip, a proximal tip and an intermediate portion defining a hollow tubular chamber having positioned therein a central core anchored at each of its ends to a tip, and an articulated member positioned about the flexible core, which articulated member comprises a plurality of alternating rings and discs, each of the rings being defined by a toroid having a curved surface, a substantially circular cross-section and an outer circumference, each of the discs being defined by a toroid having a flattened upper surface and a flattened lower surface, each surface having a peripheral portion which has a tapered or convex profile which contacts the curved surface of the adjacent rings.

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