Patent ID: 6679832
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An implantable system for delivering a vasodilator substance to the erectile bodies of the penis to treat male impotence comprising:an implantable supply pump configured for implantation into a body at a position remote from the penis, the supply pump including a fluid chamber holding a vasodilator substance with an outlet therefrom and a pressure chamber to exert pressure on the fluid chamber to deliver a vasodilator substance from an outlet of the pump; the supply pump including a refill inlet for refilling the fluid chamber; an implantable deformable reservoir configured for implantation in the body proximate the penis, the deformable reservoir coupled to the outlet of said implantable pump through a delivery line for receiving the delivered substance; a catheter configured for implantation into the penis and having a dispenser tip for dispensing a substance into the erectile bodies of the penis, the catheter being coupled to said deformable reservoir for receiving a substance from the reservoir and dispensing the substance to the erectile bodies of the penis; the deformable reservoir being manually deformable for forcing the substance therefrom and into the catheter for dispensing the substance to the erectile bodies of the penis; whereby a dosage of the substance may be selectively and repeatedly delivered to the erectile bodies of the penis when desired.