Patent ID: 7186213

Claim:
A method for treating erectile dysfunction comprising: (a) placing a patient's extremity inside a first elongated vacuum chamber from a proximal longitudinal open end thereof; (b) pumping air out of the first vacuum chamber from a distal longitudinal end thereof to create a pressure therewithin; (c) adjusting an amount of the pressure to a level that is adequate to pull the patient's extremity tight without causing discomfort to the patient; (d) removing the first vacuum chamber; (e) replacing the first vacuum chamber with a second vacuum chamber, the second chamber having a different inner circumference than the first vacuum chamber; (f) repeating steps (a)–(c); (g) removing the second vacuum chamber; (h) replacing the second vacuum chamber with a third vacuum chamber, the third vacuum chamber having a different inner circumference than the first and second vacuum chambers; and (i) repeating steps (a)–(c).