Patent ID: 8920405
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A fully implantable penis erection stimulation system, for long-term use comprising at least one infusion needle disposed at least partly within at least one housing with a tip end of the at least one infusion needle arranged for penetrating the at least one housing's outer wall in at least one penetration area, the at least one housing being adapted for implantation inside the patient's body, at least one reservoir (R at least one pump (P) adapted for implantation inside the patient's body to advance the substance from the reservoir to the at least one infusion needle, and at least one drive unit (D) adapted for implantation inside the patient's body, the at least one drive unit being coupled to the at least one infusion needle and arranged at least for advancing and retracting the tip end of the at least one infusion needle so that the at least one infusion needle penetrates, upon advancement of the tip end or ends thereof, said at least one penetration area so as to allow for stimulation of penis erection by non-invasively injecting the substance through said at least one penetration area via the at least one infusion needle, wherein the at least one drive unit comprises a mechanical drive element arranged for transmitting kinetic energy from a remote location within the patient's body to the at least one infusion needle for advancing and/or retracting the tip end of the infusion needle, wherein the mechanical drive element comprises at least one of at least one wire and at least one rotating shaft, the at least one rotating shaft being flexibly bendable and arranged for directly or indirectly cooperating with the infusion needle so as to cause movement of the infusion needle upon rotation of the rotating shaft and the at least one wire being arranged for directly or indirectly cooperating with the infusion needle so as to cause movement of the needle upon actuation of the wire, and wherein the implantable penis erection stimulation system further comprising a control unit for non-invasively controlling directly or indirectly the wire or rotating shaft from outside the patients body.