Patent ID: 8360957

Claim:
A method of treating erectile dysfunction, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a single elastic band comprising a single tubular member constructed in the form of a continuous homogeneous closed loop, wherein said tubular member comprises a stretchable material that adheres to human skin and is capable of retaining its original shape and length after being stretched and wherein said length is sufficient to encircle a male waist; (b) placing said elastic band around a male waist and positioning said elastic band to encircle below the male buttocks; (c) pulling said elastic band from under the scrotum and up between the male's upper thighs to engage the male penis when erect at a top upper surface base over the dorsal veins of the penis; (d) pulling said elastic band in a direction along the sides of the scrotum and buttocks to tighten said elastic band and restrict the flow of blood resulting in occlusion of the dorsal veins in the penis to temporarily desensitize the dorsal nerves at the base and (e) repeating step 1(d) to adjust the pressure as necessary to maintain the penile erection.