Inflatable penile prosthesis with reinforced cylinder

Abstract

According to an aspect, an implant includes an inflatable member and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The inflatable member defining a lumen and including a structural member. The inflatable member includes a coating.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An implant, comprising:
 an inflatable member; and   a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member,   the inflatable member defining a lumen and including a structural member, the inflatable member including a coating.   
     
     
         2 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the structural member is disposed within the lumen defined by the inflatable member. 
     
     
         3 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the coating is a molded coating. 
     
     
         4 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the coating surrounds the lumen defined by the inflatable member. 
     
     
         5 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the coating completely surrounds the lumen defined by the inflatable member. 
     
     
         6 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the structural member is flexible. 
     
     
         7 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the structural member is a suture, a fiber, a filament or a membrane. 
     
     
         8 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the structural member is a first structural member, the inflatable member including a second structural member disposed within the lumen. 
     
     
         9 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the structural member is a first structural member, the inflatable member including a second structural member disposed within the lumen, the first structural member being disposed substantially parallel to the second structural member. 
     
     
         10 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable member extends along a longitudinal axis, the structural member is a first structural member, the inflatable member including a second structural member disposed within the lumen, the first structural member is longitudinally spaced from the second structural member. 
     
     
         11 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the structural member is a first structural member, the inflatable member including a second structural member and a third structural member, the second structural member being disposed within the lumen, the third structural member being disposed within the lumen. 
     
     
         12 . The implant of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a reservoir configured to hold fluid,   wherein the pump is configured to help facilitate a transfer of the fluid from the inflatable member to the reservoir when the implant is in a deflation mode.   
     
     
         13 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the pump assembly includes a valve housing and a pump bulb member. 
     
     
         14 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the coating includes a first molded portion and a second molded portion, the lumen defined by the elongate member is disposed between the first molded portion and the second molded portion. 
     
     
         15 . The implant of  claim 1 , wherein the coating includes a first molded portion, a second molded portion, and a third molded portion. 
     
     
         16 . A bodily implant, comprising:
 an inflatable member, the inflatable member defining a lumen and including a structural member, at least a portion of the structural member being disposed within the lumen defined by the inflatable member, the inflatable member including a coating.   
     
     
         17 . The bodily implant of  claim 16 , wherein the coating is a molded coating. 
     
     
         18 . The bodily implant of  claim 16 , wherein the coating includes a first molded portion and a second molded portion. 
     
     
         19 . A method of making a bodily implant, comprising:
 providing a member that includes a sidewall that defines a lumen;   passing a structural member through the member at a first location of the member; and   applying a coating to the member.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 passing the structural member through the member at a second location of the member, the second location of the member being different than the first location of the member.