Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Material introduced into and removed from body through...
Patent
1996-07-31
1998-10-20
Bockelman, Mark
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Material introduced into and removed from body through...
604 93, 604 48, 600 40, A61M 3100
Patent
active
058239910
ABSTRACT:
A penile erection assist method and apparatus treats male impotence by providing physiologically active vasodilating drugs to the penile erectile tissues in a manner which minimizes pain therein. The penile erection assist device includes an implantable storage unit which is implanted remote from sensitive penile tissue. The drug is delivered to the penile erectile tissue through sterile thin tubing which is implanted into the patients body with the proximal end in fluid communication with the storage unit and the distal end configured to be positioned adjacent proximal penile erectile tissues. This configuration advantageously preserves the intact function of penile erectile tissues by minimally intruding therein. Further, the device and method can be employed with patients having various etiologic origins whether the need is acute or permanent, according to the needs of the patient.
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Bockelman Mark
Gring N. Kent
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