Invention Application
- Patent Title: BI-DIRECTIONAL VALVE PUMP
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Application No.: US16680141Application Date: 2019-11-11
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Publication No.: US20200158247A1Publication Date: 2020-05-21
- Inventor: James Ryan Mujwid , Ryan Earl Fredrick , Mark Edward DiLoreto , John Anders Bostrom , Jessica Elizabeth Felton , Thomas Andrew Albrecht
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Main IPC: F16K11/02
- IPC: F16K11/02 ; F16K15/20 ; F16K15/04 ; A61F2/26

Abstract:
According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member. The pump assembly includes a valve body, a pump bulb, and a deflation mode actuator. The valve body includes a bi-directional valve configured to move from an inflation position to a deflation position in response to an activation of the deflation mode actuator. The bi-directional valve in the inflation position is configured to open a fluid passageway in the valve body to transfer fluid from the pump bulb to the inflatable member. The bi-directional valve in the deflation position is configured to open a fluid passageway in the valve body to transfer fluid from the inflatable member to the fluid reservoir that bypasses the pump bulb.
Public/Granted literature
- US11549598B2 Bi-directional valve pump Public/Granted day:2023-01-10
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