Implantable device for treating impotence by delivering a vasodilator agent to the erectile bodies of the penis

摘要

An implantable system for treating male impotence by delivering a vasodilator agent directly to the erectile bodies of the penis comprising an implantable supply pump; deformable reservoir; conducting catheter; and a dispensing catheter.;The supply pump is implanted into the abdominal wall. It includes a fluid chamber for holding a vasodilator substance and pressure chamber for exerting a pressure on a plate positioned between the two chambers for delivering the substance into a conducting catheter. The pressure chamber is either spring driven or driven by a liquid-vapor pressure reservoir.;The deformable reservoir is preferably implanted in the scrotum and being manually deformable for forcing the substance therefrom and into a dispensing catheter to the erectile bodies of the penis.;The dispensing catheter tip is preferably expandable and is operable to expand when the substance is forced into the catheter. The catheter tip includes plurality of openings for dispensing the substance therefrom into the erectile bodies.