Patent ID: 6733527
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61F,D03D,D10B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of controlling expansion characteristics of a prosthetic penile implant comprising the steps of:providing a fluid-tight substantially cylindrical pressure chamber; providing a sleeve of a fabric woven of substantially nondistensible yarns in a first direction and elastic yarns in a second direction; surrounding said chamber with said sleeve, thereby restricting expansion of said chamber in said first direction and allowing expansion of said chamber in said second direction when said chamber is inflated, wherein the step of surrounding said chamber with said sleeve comprises orienting said sleeve such that said first direction is substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of said chamber and said second direction is substantially perpendicular to said first direction, and wherein the step of providing a sleeve comprises providing a sleeve of a fabric woven of warp yarns made of a first denier yarn and fill yarns made of a second denier yarn that is greater than said first dernier yarn.