Claims
- 1. A penile implant for use in a penile prosthesis comprises an elongated, flexible member of physiologically inert material having at one end a relatively short stem adapted to be inserted into the root end of the corpus cavernosum of a penis; a distal tip adapted to be implanted in the corpus cavernosum of the pendulous penis at the other end; a pair of axially aligned chambers intermediate said stem and said tip, the first of said chambers being collapsible and located adjacent the stem and the second of said chambers being non-distensible and located adjacent the tip, both of said chambers being substantially filled with liquid and separated by a dividing wall having an opening for communication between said chambers and locking means for holding said first chamber in a collapsed condition.
- 2. A penile implant of claim 1 in which the locking means for holding the first chamber in a collapsed condition consist of a pair of mating members, one on the dividing wall and the second on the interior opposing wall of the collapsible chamber.
- 3. A penile implant of claim 2 in which the mating members are a male member and a female socket.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 150,231, filed May 15, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,318,396.
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