Surgery – Sexual appliance – Male splint
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Lacyk, John P (Department: 3735)
Surgery
Sexual appliance
Male splint
Reexamination Certificate
active
07963909
ABSTRACT:
A fluid reservoir for a penile implant device that includes a body portion having a sleeve from which a tube may extend. The body portion includes support structure positioned at an interior surface of the body portion near an orifice of the reservoir, which orifice leads to a fluid passage of the tube. The support structure may comprise a plurality of protrusions that are arranged around the orifice and that extend from a base portion of the body portion. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a fluid reservoir for a penile implant device, which includes positioning a tube in a mold and injection molding a reservoir body onto the tube. More particularly, the method may include providing a mold, positioning a tube in the mold, injecting material into the mold, curing the material, and opening the mold to remove the reservoir body and tube assembly.
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Albrecht Jon D.
George Stephanie A.
Morningstar Randy L.
Rykhus Robert L.
AMS Research Corporation
Baxter Kimberly K.
Koeller Gregory L.
Lacyk John P
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