Patent ID: 9554937
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. A pump adapted for use with an implantable penile prosthetic, the pump comprising: a pump bulb connected to a pump body, where the pump is attachable during implantation to a reservoir and to an inflatable cylinder, and the pump bulb is operable to move liquid from the reservoir to the inflatable cylinder; an exhaust valve assembly disposed in the pump body within an exit flow path communicating between the pump bulb and the inflatable cylinder; an inlet valve rotatably disposed in the pump body within an inlet flow path communicating between the reservoir and the pump bulb, the inlet valve includes a spherical part retained in a seat formed by the pump body, an inlet flange connected to and extending radially away from the spherical part, and a lockout flange connected to and extending radially away from the spherical part; and a channel formed through a portion of the spherical part of the inlet valve, with the channel including an outlet hole that is blocked from the inlet flow path by the seat formed in the pump body and opened to the inlet flow path by rotation of the inlet valve.