Patent ID: 11944542
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A penile prosthesis comprising:
a pair of inflatable penile prosthesis cylinders, each penile prosthesis cylinder comprising:
an outer tube member having a longitudinal axis;
an inner tube member contained within the outer tube member, the inner tube member comprising at least one inflatable chamber section, wherein at least a portion of each chamber section is defined by a wall of the inner tube member; and

one or more tensile support members within the inner tube member, each tensile support member extending between interior surfaces of the wall, the one or more tensile support members include a first end portion, a second end portion, and a middle portion, the middle portion having a width that is smaller than a width of the first end portion, the middle portion having a width that his smaller than a width of the second end portion;
a reservoir containing fluid; and
a pump configured to transfer fluid from the reservoir into the at least one inflatable chamber section to transition the at least one chamber section and the penile prosthesis cylinders to an inflated state;
wherein the one or more tensile support members are in tension when the at least one chamber section is in the inflated state.