MECHANICAL IMPOTENCE TREATMENT APPARATUS

摘要

A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus comprises an adjustable non-inflatable restriction device implanted in a male impotent patient. The restriction device directly engages a portion of the normal penile tissue of the patient, such as both of the corpora cavernosa as a single unit or one or more of the exit veins from the penis, to affect the blood flow leaving the penis. An adjustment device mechanically adjusts the restriction device to temporarily restrict the blood flow leaving the penis when the patient wishes to achieve erection.

主权项

1. A method for treating a patient suffering from impotence by implanting a male sexual impotence treatment apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
cutting the skin of the patient, inserting at least one dissecting tool, dissecting the area of a penile tissue or the prolongation thereof including a blood flow passageway using said at least one dissecting tool, placing in the patient an operable restriction device, adapted to be energized by a source of energy, placing the operable restriction device in the dissected area, and forming a restricted penile or the prolongation thereof blood flow passageway, wherein the operable restriction device is adapted to be powered and adapted to be controlled from outside the patient's body.