US Patent No: 8,276,591
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Diaphragm based spontaneous inflation inhibitor in a pump for an inflatable prosthesis
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Oct 2, 2012
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Oct 14, 2008
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12/250,689
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Abstract
A method of preventing inadvertent inflation of an implantable prosthetic includes biasing a valve assembly such that an outlet is substantially closed and using inadvertent pressure increases from the inlet to supplement the biasing of the valve assembly. It may further include the step of preventing fluid flow through the outlet by selectively varying fluid pressure within a bypass passageway having a first end which is in fluid communication with an inlet and a second end which is in fluid communication with a chamber. And, may also additionally include the step of displacing a flexible abutting wall disposed between the chamber and the valve assembly so that the abutting wall is caused to contact the valve assembly and urge the valve assembly into a closed position when the fluid pressure within the chamber exceeds a predetermined amount.
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| Patent Info | (Count) | # Cites | Year |
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| 4,383,525 Implantable penile prosthetic cylinder with inclusive fluid reservoir | 47 | 1981 | |
| 4,412,530 Dual-mode valve pressure regulating system | 45 | 1981 | |
| 4,407,278 Penile prosthesis with improved fluid control | 53 | 1982 | |
| 4,559,931 Manually actuated fully implantable penile erection device | 25 | 1983 | |
| 4,596,242 Method and apparatus for achieving penile erection in a human male | 32 | 1983 | |
| 4,572,168 Fully implantable vapor pressure actuated penile erection device and method | 38 | 1983 | |
| 4,682,583 Inflatable artificial sphincter | 59 | 1984 | |
| 4,653,485 Penile erection device stiffener cylinder and implantation method | 19 | 1984 | |
| 4,632,435 Tubing connector system | 52 | 1984 | |
| 4,590,927 Unitary, inflatable penile prosthesis system | 44 | 1985 | |
| 4,651,721 Penile prosthesis system | 38 | 1985 | |
| 4,730,607 Stiffener cylinder for an inflatable penile erection device | 11 | 1985 | |
| 4,671,261 Penile erection device with valving in the penile cylinder | 24 | 1986 | |
| 4,807,608 Mechanical penile prosthesis | 21 | 1987 | |
| 4,895,139 Inflatable penile prosthesis with bend release valve | 16 | 1988 | |
| 5,048,510 Inflatable penile prosthesis with satellite reservoir | 26 | 1988 | |
| 5,010,882 Implantable penile prosthesis | 27 | 1989 | |
| 5,171,272 Fluid pump for penile prosthesis | 23 | 1990 | |
| 5,141,509 Penile prosthesis having means for preventing spontaneous inflation | 31 | 1991 | |
| 5,263,981 Implantable penile prosthesis | 42 | 1992 | |
| 6,558,315 Parylene-coated components for inflatable penile prosthesis | 20 | 2000 | |
| 6,443,887 Switch based spontaneous inflation inhibitor in a pump for an inflation prosthesis | 44 | 2000 | |
| 6,533,719 Diaphragm based spontaneous inflation inhibitor in a pump for an inflatable prosthesis | 45 | 2000 | |
| 6,733,527 Method of controlling penile prosthetic expansion | 5 | 2001 | |
| 6,723,042 Penile pump with side release mechanism | 21 | 2001 | |
| 6,730,017 Pressure based spontaneous inflation inhibitor with penile pump improvements | 13 | 2001 | |
| 6,935,847 Spontaneous inflation inhibitor for inflatable prosthesis | 13 | 2002 | |
| 7,066,877 Parylene-coated components for inflatable penile prosthesis | 7 | 2003 | |
| 6,929,599 Implantable penile prosthesis fluid transfer systems and methods | 8 | 2003 | |
| 7,066,878 Penile prosthesis and surgical instruments for implantation of penile prostheses | 16 | 2003 | |
| 6,991,601 Implantable pump | 13 | 2003 | |
| 7,244,227 Implantable penile prosthesis pump | 9 | 2004 | |
| 7,438,682 Pressure based spontaneous inflation inhibitor with penile pump improvements | 5 | 2004 | |
| 2004/0193,005 Penile pump with side release mechanism | 4 | 2004 | |
| 7,390,296 Inflatable penile prosthesis with volume displacement materials and devices | 8 | 2004 | |
| 7,250,026 Implantable penile prosthesis pump | 8 | 2004 | |
| 7,169,103 Penile prosthesis with improved tubing junction | 13 | 2004 | |
| 7,350,538 Method of preventing inadvertent inflation of an inflatable prosthesis | 6 | 2005 | |
| 2005/0250,982 Implantable pump | 3 | 2005 | |
| 7,637,861 Implantable penile prosthesis pump | 6 | 2005 | |
| 2006/0135,845 Implantable penile prosthesis pump | 8 | 2005 | |
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| 4,201,202 Penile implant | 62 | 1978 | |
| 4,204,530 Sleeve implant | 25 | 1979 | |
| 4,318,396 Penile prosthesis | 45 | 1980 | |
| 4,342,308 Penile erectile system | 67 | 1980 | |
| 4,353,360 Penile erectile system | 54 | 1980 | |
| 4,360,010 Penile prosthesis | 53 | 1981 | |
| 4,399,811 Implantable penile erectile system | 28 | 1981 | |
| 4,369,771 Penile erectile system | 38 | 1981 | |
| 4,378,792 Penile prosthesis | 17 | 1981 | |
| 4,364,379 Penile erectile system | 29 | 1981 | |
| 4,437,457 Artificial sphincter with improved pressure control valve | 16 | 1982 | |
| 4,457,335 Penile erectile system | 20 | 1982 | |
| 4,791,917 Penile prosthesis | 13 | 1983 | |
| 4,523,584 Penile erectile system | 29 | 1983 | |
| 4,532,920 Penile implant | 9 | 1983 | |
| 4,550,719 Implantable penile erectile system | 15 | 1983 | |
| 4,550,720 Capacitance device for medical implant | 32 | 1983 | |
| 4,611,584 Expandable penile implant | 14 | 1984 | |
| 4,574,792 Penile erectile system | 44 | 1984 | |
| 4,622,958 Penile implant with accumulator | 15 | 1984 | |
| 4,602,625 Penile erectile system | 19 | 1985 | |
| 4,766,889 Infusion erectile system | 15 | 1986 | |
| 4,726,360 Penile prosthesis | 15 | 1986 | |
| 4,790,298 Penile prosthesis and method | 10 | 1987 | |
| 4,773,403 Penile prosthesis | 20 | 1987 | |
| 4,917,110 Penile prosthesis | 12 | 1988 | |
| 4,881,530 Penile prosthesis | 21 | 1988 | |
| 5,101,813 Penile erectile system and method for sterilization | 20 | 1990 | |
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| 5,067,485 Corpus cavernosum implant device | 24 | 1990 | |
| 5,062,417 Prosthesis with improved pump | 35 | 1990 | |
| 5,167,611 Penile implant with lengthening cylinder | 38 | 1991 | |
| 5,250,020 Unitary inflatable penile prosthesis | 65 | 1991 | |
| 5,851,176 Pressure-responsive lockout valve and method of use | 31 | 1996 | |
| 5,895,424 Prosthesis having an alignment indicator and method of using same | 41 | 1996 | |
| 6,171,233 Pressure-responsive lockout valve and method of use | 28 | 1998 | |
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| 4,222,377 Pressure regulated artificial sphincter systems | 96 | 1977 | |
| 4,224,934 Medical prosthetic pull valve and system for using same | 36 | 1979 | |
| 4,267,829 Penile prosthesis | 78 | 1979 | |
| 5,704,895 Implantable penile prosthetic cylinder with inclusive fluid reservoir | 39 | 1988 | |
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| 4,932,938 Urethral indwelling catheter with incontinence control | 120 | 1989 | |
| 5,030,199 Female incontinence control device with magnetically operable valve and method | 97 | 1989 | |
| 5,114,398 Female incontinence control device with mechanically operable valve | 91 | 1990 | |
| 5,041,092 Urethral indwelling catheter with magnetically controlled drainage valve and method | 130 | 1990 | |
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| 4,235,227 Artificial corpus cavernosum device | 37 | 1978 | |
| 4,782,826 Penile prosthesis | 57 | 1987 | |
| 5,063,914 Penile prosthesis | 27 | 1990 | |
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| 4,537,183 Connector device for connecting elastic tubing of an implantable device | 35 | 1983 | |
| 4,566,446 Penile prosthesis device | 42 | 1983 | |
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| 4,968,294 Urinary control valve and method of using same | 120 | 1989 | |
| 5,893,826 Artificial sphincter urinary control system | 18 | 1997 | |
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| 4,958,630 Method and apparatus for treating impotence | 53 | 1989 | |
| 5,048,511 Method and apparatus for treating impotence | 32 | 1990 | |
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| 5,131,906 Incontinence device | 56 | 1990 | |
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| 4,604,994 Implantable medical prosthesis for obviating male impotency | 13 | 1985 | |
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| 5,678,768 Shroud with cartridge based shut-off for sprayers | 10 | 1995 | |
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| 4,587,954 Elastomeric prosthetic sphincter | 56 | 1984 | |
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| 4,718,410 Surgical implants | 31 | 1980 | |
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| 4,988,357 Penis prosthesis | 12 | 1988 | |
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| 5,328,293 Tactile tile | 22 | 1991 | |
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| 5,052,383 Device for supplying breathing gas to a diver | 9 | 1990 | |
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| 5,088,980 Intra-urethral valve with integral spring | 58 | 1990 | |
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| 5,158,111 Pilot valve for pneumatic control systems with improved poppet | 7 | 1991 | |
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| 4,344,434 Ileostomy appliance and method for implanting the same | 52 | 1981 | |
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| 7,491,164 Inflatable prosthesis for aiding penile erection and augmentation | 5 | 2006 | |
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| 4,944,732 Gastrostomy feeding port | 130 | 1988 | |
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| 4,256,093 Prosthetic urinary sphincter | 35 | 1978 | |
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| 4,682,589 Penile prosthesis | 11 | 1985 | |
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| 5,090,424 Conformable urethral plug | 88 | 1990 | |
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| 4,850,963 Apparatus and methods for achieving urinary continence | 60 | 1988 | |
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| 4,553,959 Urethral catheter | 88 | 1983 | |
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| 4,453,536 Body channel occluder | 52 | 1980 | |
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| 4,424,807 Penile implant | 29 | 1981 | |
| 4,399,812 Penile prosthetic device | 24 | 1981 | |
| 4,404,968 Pump and valve assembly for penile implant | 32 | 1982 | |
| 4,441,491 Pressure relief valve system for penile implant device | 41 | 1982 | |
| 4,449,520 Penile prosthesis device | 29 | 1982 | |
| 4,489,732 Gynecological instrument | 44 | 1982 | |
| 4,558,693 Penile implant | 23 | 1983 | |
| 4,571,241 Urinary catheter with collapsible urethral tube | 62 | 1983 | |
| 4,664,100 Penile implant | 24 | 1984 | |
| 4,665,903 Penile prosthetic device | 11 | 1985 | |
| 4,710,169 Urinary catheter with collapsible urethral tube | 61 | 1985 | |
| 4,724,830 Flow control device for an implantable prosthesis | 33 | 1986 | |
| 4,829,990 Implantable hydraulic penile erector | 65 | 1987 | |
| 5,062,416 Penile erection system | 17 | 1988 | |
| 5,034,009 Instrument for locating the proximal end of the urethra | 24 | 1989 | |
| 5,085,650 Gynecological urethral suppository | 21 | 1989 | |
| 5,074,849 Ureter drainage tube with fixable auxiliary tube | 46 | 1990 | |
| 5,129,880 Penis prosthesis | 8 | 1990 | |
| 5,186,180 Intra-vaginal prolapse diagnostic instrument | 25 | 1991 | |
| 5,112,295 Penile prosthesis and method | 26 | 1991 | |
| 5,344,388 Textured surface prosthetic device | 51 | 1993 | |
| 5,433,694 Penile elevator | 29 | 1994 | |
| 5,518,499 Intracavernous vasoactive pharmacological pump | 12 | 1995 | |
| 5,595,331 Clamping coat hanger for garments | 13 | 1995 | |
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