Penile prosthesis and method of implantation

Abstract

The present invention is a penile prosthesis device and a non-surgical method of implantation of the device into a penis. The prosthesis device is designed to be an elastic mantle to be implanted directly into the corpus cavernous cavity. The prosthesis device contains an elongated tube plugged at both ends and fillable with a biocompatible liquid. The liquid may be prefilled or injected into a implanted prosthesis device to achieve the resilience and feel of the penis. The invention includes a balloon which is inserted into the corpus cavernous cavity and a pump is used to pressurize the cavity and achieve a cylindrical expansion of the form of the penis. The invention also includes an elastic mantle having a unit including a plurality of magnets to achieve rigidity, thereby causing the penis to become erect.

1 . A penile prosthesis device comprising: 
 an elastic mantle shaped in the form of an elongated tube,    said tube having a suitable length,    said tube having a first end and a second end,    said first and second ends having plugs inserted therein,    said elastic mantle being placed in a trocar needle and implanted into the corpora cavernosa without requiring a surgical procedure, and said elastic mantle being filled with a biocompatible liquid.    
   
   
       2 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the plugs includes syringe activated check valve.  
   
   
       3 . A penile prosthesis device comprising: 
 an elastic mantle in the shape of a tube or balloon and having a suitable length,    said tube having a first end and a second end and each of said first and second ends has a plug inserted therein,    a unit of alternating rigidity located in said mantle, said unit having a lock optionally positioned using permanent magnet.    
   
   
       4 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 3 , wherein the unit of alternating rigidity comprises of a thin wire, having a first end and a second end preferably said wire being selected from the group consisting of steel, 
 one end of said wire being attached to the plug at the front of the elastic mantle,    a plurality of short discrete cylindrical elements each having a front part and a rear part, each having a passage means at the axis through which passes the thin wire, wherein the front part of an element is coupled to the rear part of a succeeding element along the length of the elastic mantle, and optionally an external driver means to create a magnetic force.    
   
   
       5 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 3 , wherein the discrete elements of the unit with alternating rigidity have a cylindrical form having an external diameter and an internal diameter, said external diameter of an element having a small cut corresponding to the internal diameter of the element having a large cut.  
   
   
       6 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 3 , wherein the discrete elements of the unit with alternating rigidity comprise of ferromagnetic material and nonferromagnetic material and said elements are located along the wire in the form of interchanging rows.  
   
   
       7 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic mantle has an internal surface and attached to this internal face at the first end of the elastic mantle is a piece of pipe.  
   
   
       8 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 7 , wherein the first magnet of the catch of the unit with alternating rigidity, said magnet having a first end and a second end, said first and second ends being attached to the inside of the pipe.  
   
   
       9 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 8 , wherein the second magnet of the catch of the unit with alternating rigidity, said magnet being movable inside the pipe, said magnet being installed coaxially with the first immovable magnet, having a first pole and a second pole, and said magnet being adversely positioned in relation to the first rode, with the second pole being connected to the free end of the wire.  
   
   
       10 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 3 , further provided with an external driver, said external driver interacting with the unit with the alternating rigidity via an internal catch.  
   
   
       11 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 10 ,, wherein the external driver comprises a third magnet, said third magnet interacting with an internal magnet via the magnetic field.  
   
   
       12 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 11 , further comprising a third permanent magnet in the form of a thick-walled pipe, said third permanent magnet and said third permanent magnet having a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the penis.  
   
   
       13 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 12 , wherein the external driver is provided with an element, said element having the properties of uncoupling the third permanent magnet from the internal magnet.  
   
   
       14 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 12 , wherein the coupling element is provided with a positioning lock.  
   
   
       15 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic mantle is provided with an external arm, said external arm being made of a material including a third non-elastic net or a mantle and having the first and second ends attached at the plugs.  
   
   
       16 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 3 , wherein the elastic mantle is provided with an external arm, said external arm being made of a material including a thin non-elastic net or a mantle and having the first and second ends attached at the plugs.  
   
   
       17 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 1  further including a reservoir means interconnected via a fluid delivery means for conducing the fluid from the reservoir means to the implanted elastic mantle.  
   
   
       18 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 1 , wherein the biocompatible liquid includes silicone, physiological saline oil or a curable fluid approximating the resilience and feel of the human penis.  
   
   
       19 . The penile prosthesis device according to  claim 17 , wherein said reservoir means and the fluid delivery means are configured to define an integral unit.  
   
   
       20 . A penile prosthesis device kit comprising: 
 an implantable elastic mantle,    at least one trocar needle attachable to a fluid delivery means, a reservoir means containing a biocompatible liquid, said fluid delivery means and said reservoir means configured to allow delivery of a biocompatible liquid to the implanted elastic mantle,    at least two plugs for inserting at each end of the elastic mantle and a plurality of aseptic or alcohol swaps.    
   
   
       21 . The penile prosthesis device kit according to  claim 20 , further comprising a unit of alternating rigidity located in said mantle.  
   
   
       22 . The penile prosthesis device kit according to  claim 20 , further comprising a balloon provided to apply pressure and expand the cylindrical form of the penis.  
   
   
       23 . The penile prosthesis device kit according to  claim 22 , further comprising an external driver means to create a magnetic force and guide the unit with alternating rigidity.  
   
   
       24 . A method of implanting a penile prosthesis device without requiring a surgical procedure, said method comprising the steps of: 
 placing an elastic mantle into a trocar, inserting the needle-catheter portion of the trocar on an aseptic portion of a human penis, to reach the penile corpora cavernosa implanting the elastic mantle or net into the corpora caversona cavity, and removing the needle form the penis.    
   
   
       25 . The method according to  claim 24 , further comprising the step of delivering a biocompatible liquid into the implanted elastic mantle to achieve the resilience human penis.  
   
   
       26 . The method according to  claim 24 , wherein the elastic mantle implanted includes a malleable rod filled with a biocompatible material, said method comprising the step of: implanting directly into the corpora cavernosa the pre-filled elastic mantle, and occluding the aperture created by the needle in the elastic mantle during filling of biocompatible material.  
   
   
       27 . The method according to  claim 24  further comprising the steps of: 
 inserting into the corpora cavernosa a compressible balloon using a trocar needle and delivering pressure into said balloon to expand the cylindrical form of the human penis before implanting the elastic mantle.