| 摘要 |
In some embodiments of the present invention, apparatus is provided for treating erectile dysfunction of a subject. The apparatus includes one or more electrodes (22) configured to be coupled to a vicinity of a blood vessel (50) that carries blood into or out of a penis (52) of the subject, and a control unit (24) configured to facilitate erection of the penis by peristaltically pumping blood in the blood vessel by stimulating nitric oxide (NO) production in the vicinity, by driving the electrodes to drive a current into the vicinity. Additional embodiments are also described. |
