ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,641, issued on July 21.
"Penile implant" was invented by Peter Forsell (Bouveret, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A penile implant for treating impotence is provided. The implant is adapted to be implanted in the corpus cavernosum of a penis, and be postoperatively adjustable to selectively assume an inactivated state in which the penis is flaccid, and an activated state in which the penis is erected. The implant has a relatively short proximal portion configured to be placed in the root of the penis, a relatively long distal portion configured to be placed to extend along the protruding part of the penis, and a bending po...