TRANSDERMALLY POWERED ELECTRIC PUMP IN RESERVOIR INFLATOR FOR INFLATABLE MEDICAL IMPLANTS

摘要

A wirelessly controlled inflatable medical implant system includes an external control module and an implantable module. The external control module may transmit wireless power and control signals, which are received by circuitry on a flexible printed circuit board in the implantable module. In response to the received signals, circuitry in the flexible printed circuit board may cause a motor and pump combination to transfer fluid from a reservoir in the implantable device, through tubing, and into inflatable medical implant located in the penis. The flexible printed circuit board, motor, and pump may be placed within the fluid reservoir, which provides a heat sink that prevents overheating of the implant.

主权项

1. A wirelessly controlled medical implant system, comprising:
an external controller including selectable controls and wireless control circuitry; an implantable module in wireless communication with the external controller, wherein the implantable modules includes a fluid reservoir, flexible circuit board, at least one motor, at least one pump, pressure and rpm sensors, and wherein the flexible circuit board, at least one motor and at least one pump are located within the fluid reservoir; at least one inflatable medical implant, connected to the fluid reservoir through flexible tubing, wherein the at least one inflatable medical implant is inflated by fluid transferred from the fluid reservoir through the tubing using the at least one pump.