US2868192A - Prosthetic genital devices - Google Patents

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Jan. 13, 1959 c. DANNEN PROSTHETIC GENITAL DEVICES Filed Oct. 21

m M D a a m C ATTORNEX Unite States Patent PROSTHETIC GENITAL DEVICES Charles Dannen, San Francisco, Calif., assignor to The Deg Corporation, Carson City, Nev., a corporation of Nevada Application October 21, 1957, Serial No. 691,252 7 Claims. (Cl. 128-79) This invention relates generally to prosthetic genital devices, and more particularly to such devices for use in aiding coition in marital relations when physical weakness due to genital infirmity or psychological complexes in the male may be present.

Numerous devices have heretofore been proposed as mechanical aids for such purposes and have almost uniformly provided for constricting some normal functional activity or physical process of the penis to provide congestion of blood in the cavernous bodies of the erective tissues. In all of the known devices it has been an object to mechanically bring about an erection of the penis without substantial reliance upon natural or psychological phenomena, and without providing means for maintaining the penis at a normal erective angle to the body, whereas it is the weakness in the muscular cavernosa close to the body which fails to sustain the normal erective angle.

Ample recognized professional published authority exists to establish the thesis that genital impotence in the sense of inability to accomplish an erection of the male organ with sufficient firmness to enter the female genital organ and function in coition may arise from a variety of causes partly physiological or organically glandular and partly psychological. While even in advanced years such impotence is not necessarily a concomitant of advanced age, many men beyond the prime of life experience a genital Weakness, some of whom may be helped medically or psychologically while others may need a prosthetic mechanical aid or splint support. In younger men the psychological causes far outweigh the organic glandular causes. With both groups of individuals varied causes of nervous tension, apprehension and fear of failure are frequently sufficieut to prevent the erective tissues from functioning. The therapeutic purpose of the invention resides in the elimination of apprehension and fear of failure. or so-called psychic impotence. the erective tissues and cavernous bodies may be enabled to function normally. And even though there should be a failure of effective psychological response to provide a muscular erection, the invention, serving as.

a mechanical aid or crutch, maintains the organ reinforced and extended longitudinally at a suitable erective angle to the thigh normal for coition. And even though there be a premature consummation of coition by the male, the penis is maintained at erective position until coition is mutually consummated.

The physical and psychological effect of the ability to perform the genital act with the help of the appliance, and the possible occurrence of a normal erection during coition due to the fact that psychic inhibitions are removed, constitute a therapeutic value which may initiate a cure of the disability since confidence may be sufficiently restored so that the use of the device may become unnecessary, though its ready availability promotes a psychology of confidence and security.

Through this psychological influence The present invention is predicated upon the observation that if penetration may be effected without difficulty in normal physical form the resultant stimuli may remove psychological inhibitions and stimulate the function of the corpora cavernosa to produce a normal erection; and lacking normal functional erection, that coition may be. consummated by mechanically maintaining the penis at a normal erective position without restricting the normal circulatory system of the cavernosa, the dorsal vein or the urethra.

Briefly described, the structural elements of the invention comprise a suitably elongated member to circumferentially engage the penis longitudinally between its glans-ridge and the ischio-base end, and a flexible, reresilient tongue connected to a portion of the circumferential edge of said base end and extended as acontinuation thereof generally parallel to the axis of the elongated circumferential portion, the tongue being adapted for fiexing downwardly against the body when the device is being used, and by its resilience elevate the engaged penis to a normal erective angle relative to the body. A thickened rib portion may extend along the circumferential body in alignment with the tongue for reinforcement of the lower portion longitudinally.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a prosthetic genital aid to the erective tissues of the penis which will promote the natural processes without restricting organic functions. Another object is to provide means for maintaining a non-erected penis at a suitable erective angle to the body. A still further object is to provide a prosthetic genital aid in coition readily accessible and readily mountable as a psychological stimulus.

One form in which the invention may be exemplified is described more in detail in the following specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and showing in broken lines an operative position;

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the invention;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line 55 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a transverse section on line 66 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a transverse section on line 7-7 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 8 is a transverse section on line 8-8 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing in which like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the several views, 10 indicates a preferred form of the invention, the body of which is integral and of resistently yieldable normally form-retaining flexibility and of resilient elasticity, such as well-known types of rubber. From the normal position of use, the upper portion is indicated 11 and 12 indicates generally the lower portion, 1.3 indicating the forward end, and 14 the rearward or base end.

There is provided an axially elongated support member generally indicated 15 of suitable length and diami eter for circumferentially engaging the penis longitudinally between the glans ridge and its opposite or ischiobase end. In the form exemplified herein the support member comprises a hollow tubular generallyfrustoconical body 16, the internal wall being circular in transverse section, whereas the external wall is slightly e1- lipsoidal due to variation of thickness of the wall body, as will be further described. It is preferred that the tubular conical body be continuous in its circumference, the conical taper thereof both internally and externally being converging from its base end portion 141: to its open forward or glans-engagingend 13, the terminal edge at said forward end being substantially perpendicu- Patented Jan. .13, 1959 3 lar to the axis and rounded as at 17. The wall of the tubular body has its inner and outer faces smoothly finished.

At its-rearward or baseiendthe circumferential edge of the tubularconical portion 16; inclines rearwardly and downwardly. preferably in a compound or ogee curved edge 18' from the upperforward portion 19 toward the lowerrearward portion 20, and merging at the lower portion of said end edge into the side edges of a rearwardly extendedintegral elevator tongue 21 which is substantially aligned with the lower portion of the conical wall, whereby the tongue is transversely concave in substantially the same arc as the conical portion, but with a greater radius. Thelower portion 12 of the conical body, including the tongue. 21, isv of substantially greater thickness of material than the upper portion 11 of the body of the conical portion, this greater thickness of material extending convergingly and substantially co-axially along the exterior of the. wall of thelower portion 12 of the conical support memberto the forward end thereof, being generally in alignment with the tongue member and thereby providing a progressively converging longitudinal reinforcingintegral rib 22 which is preferably of substantially the same thickness as the body of the tongue. An example of'the thickened area of the tongue and reinforcing rib are diagrammatically indicated generally at dottedlines 23, although it is to be understood that the variations of said thicknesses of wall merge into each other without perceptible-line of division or irregularity of smooth surface, which provides the elliptical cross-section of the exterior Wall of the conical body as referred to previously. As an example of such relative thicknesses the tongue and reinforcing rib may be of the order of twice the thickness ofthe upper portion of the conical body, the latter preferably having'a thickness of substantially of an inch, and the tongue and rib A; of an inch. Manifestly the upper'portion 11 of the conical body, due to the relative thinness and resilience will have greater elasticity or stretchability, whereas the relatively thicker tongue and rib will have a relatively lesser degree of elasticity but a greater degree ofresistently yieldable flexibility. The side edges of the thickened tongue member form a portion of theogee curve 18 and extend upwardly to include substantially 140 to 150 degrees of the circumference of the adjacent rear end'edge' 18 of the conical body re, the remainder of said circumferential end edge being free of counter-resistance to the elevating resilience of the tongue. Atthe forwardopen end 13, the thickenedrib 22 is substantially-60 to 70 degrees of the circumference of the relatively smaller arc, the thicknesses merging as stated.

In operation the penis is longitudinally circumferentially engaged in theconical portion 16 with the glans extending through theopen forwardend 13 which engages against the glans ridge and maintains the penis at elongated aligned position whereby the entire glans extends therebeyond and the sensory nerves of the glans may thus be maintained in intimate normal contact with the mucuous membranes of the vaginal canal. Such positioning places theupper portion 19 of the rearwardlyinclined ogee edge 18 in a position to substantially fit the normal incline of the wall of the abdomen, the tongue portion being flexed downwardly as shown in broken lines in Fig. 3 and thus resiliently press against the scrotum. This resilient pressure of the tongue serves in the nature of a fulcrum to resiliently lift or elevate the conical portion and the penis engaged thereby to an upwardly inclined angle, and yet permitting freedom of further movement upwardly for the purposes hereinabove set forth. 1

It will be noted that byreason of the thickness of the 'body ofthetongue 21 and the reinforcing strip orrib 22,

its body as compared with rigid or metal devices for the purpose, it does not require or encourage the employment of a contraceptive enclosing membraneous rubber sheath which is contrary to the legitimate purposes of the present invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as patentable is:

1. A prosthetic genital device comprising an elongated resilient and flexible penis engaging member having circumferential forward and base end portions, and adapted for longitudinally and circumferentially engaging the penis between the glans ridge and the opposite ischio-base end, and a resiliently flexible tongue extending rearwardly from a lower portion of the circumference of said base end of the penis-engaging member, said tongue being adapted for bending from its alignment to bear against the adjacent body portion of the user whereby said penis-engaging portion may be elevated and maintained at an angular inclination responsive to the resilience of said tongue portion, said resilient tongue member having connection to said circumferential base end of the penis-engaging member around a portion only of the circumference of said base end thereof, whereby counter-resistance to the elevating resilience of said tongue is eliminated.

2. A genital device of the character described as set forth in claim 1, the said penis-engaging member being a tubular frusto-conical body.

3. A prosthetic genital device as set forth in claim 1, the said penis-engaging member having a relatively thinner circumferential wall at its upper portion and a relatively thicker circumferential wall at its lower portion, said relatively thicker wall portion including a longitudinal reinforcing rib extending along said lower portion to the forward end thereof.

4. The combination in a prosthetic genital device as set forth in claim 1, the width of said tongue being transversely concave in alignment with the lower portion of the said penis-engaging member.

5. A prosthetic genital device including an elongated resilient and flexible tubular frusto-conical member having a relatively thinner circumferential wall at its upper portion and a relatively thicker circumferential wall at its lower portion, said thicker lower portion including a longitudinal reinforcing thickened rib extending along said lower portion to the forward end thereof, a relatively thick resilient tongue extending rearwardly in alignment with the lower portion of said conical member adapted for bending from said alignment to bear against the adjacent body portion of the user whereby said conical body portion is maintained at an angular inclination responsive to the resilience of said tongue portion.

6. The combination in a prosthetic genital device as set forth inclaim 5, the width of said tongue being transversely concave.

7. A genital device of the character described as set forth inclaim 5, the width of said tongue being transversely concave and the side edges thereof extending up the adjacent circumferential end edge of the tubular conical portion for a substantial portion of said circumference and said tongue merging convergingly into the rib of the bottom wall whereby a smooth outer surface is provided along the wall at the lower portion of the conical body.

References Cited in the file of this patentUNITED STATES PATENTS 13. 27,065 Scheinkman May 18, 1897 837,993 Williams Dec. 11, 1906 1,153,072 Hart Sept. 7, 1915 2,018,328 Smith Oct. 22, 1935 2,633,126 Newmark Mar. 31, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 641,684 Germany- Feb. 10,. 1937

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