Inflatable medical implant system

Abstract

A medical implant system for implantation in a patient to treat erectile dysfunction includes a first fluid path, an inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder, an electric pump, and implant controller, and an implantable power supply. The inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder is in fluid communication with the first fluid path and is configured for implantation in a corpus cavernosum of a patient. The electric pump is in fluid communication with the first fluid path. The implant controller is electrically coupled to the pump and is configured to activate the pump to drive a flow of fluid through the first fluid path and into the cylinder. The implantable power supply provides electrical power to the pump.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 an inflatable implant;   a fluid reservoir fluidically coupled to the inflatable implant via a first fluid path; and   a pump fluidically coupled to the fluid reservoir via a second fluid path, the pump being fluidically coupled to the inflatable implant via a third fluid path,   wherein fluid is configured to flow from the fluid reservoir to the inflatable implant via the first fluid path when the apparatus is in a filling state, fluid is configured to flow from the inflatable implant to the pump via the third fluid path and from the pump to the fluid reservoir via the second fluid path when the apparatus is in an emptying state.