Real lifespan of Inflatable implants

[adkd124]

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ ... search.cfm

I looked at the reports on FDA website. "Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE)"
I choose "fracture" as product problem and type "Titan" in brand name. And I notice that in most reports "Date Device Manufactured" was less than 10 years before Event date. And "Date Device Manufactured" even not date of implantation. Implantation could be done during 5 years. 5 years it's time implant stay sterile for Implantation. According this reports a lot of implants last only around 5-7 years.

[LastHope]

This database only includes explanted implants, it provides no information about surviving implants. In other words, we have a numerator without a denominator, making it impossible to derive a statistical conclusion. No one but the implant manufacturers know the denominator - total numbers implanted.

[adkd124]

Yes, this database provides only break implants. But we can see in which period of time break happend. In other words if most implants lifespan were 10-15 years than we would see a lot of breaks with date of Manufactured around 15 years before Event type. Or if lifespan of implants had linear distribution we would see breaks with 5-15 years evenly distributed.

[LastHope]

Yes. A great tool to study about time to mechanical failures of failed implants. In other words, real lifespan of failed inflatable implants alone.

[LastHope]

I'm able to look up Boston Scientific and Coloplast, but I can't find anything for Rigicon, which is intriguing! It's also regulated by the FDA, atleast the malleable ones for now.

[navy6587]

You guys are really getting into the weeds...but for a very good reason. I'm damn near 78 (4.4.2025) and was implanted on 11.8.2018 with a Titan Touch that's still going strong 6+ years later. I'm sure that for many younger implantees (I was bionic at 71 yo) your data will prove vital tot their wellbeing and sexual health/ satisfaction. One additional factor that might be considered in addition to 'mean time between failures' is "amount of use". Depending upon implantee usage, would the device last longer if used less? Or does that data have nothing to do with what you are looking into? If I'm young and full of adventure, how many times a week I'm actively engaged in sex is a very important part of my life. At 77, I'm pretty much pleased to be active a few times a month. Just askin'...I may have missed your point.

[LastHope]

Navy6587, your point is spot on. Without stratifying by frequency of usage or age, the data isn't very useful. It would be nice to have some kind of cycle count on the device.

There is another paper that analyzes failed implants and provides much better data. Again, it's not about surviving implants; the study focuses solely on failed implants. This also doesn't provide clues about lifespan, as tempting as it may be to derive a number.

Median time/range for revision (of failed devices):
Coloplast: 4.8 yrs (3.4 - 6)
Boston Scientific: 3.6 yrs (1.7 - 8.3)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37189017/

Smelser AM, VanDyke ME, Nealon SW, Badkhshan S, Langford BT, Peedikayil J, El-Eishy AF, Monaghan TF, Sanders SC, Franzen BP, Morey AF.

Mechanical indications for inflatable penile prosthesis revision: analysis and implications for revision surgery.

J Sex Med. 2023 Jun 28;20(7):1044-1051. doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdad064. PMID: 37189017.

[adkd124]

You guys are really getting into the weeds...but for a very good reason. I'm damn near 78 (4.4.2025) and was implanted on 11.8.2018 with a Titan Touch that's still going strong 6+ years later. I'm sure that for many younger implantees (I was bionic at 71 yo) your data will prove vital tot their wellbeing and sexual health/ satisfaction. One additional factor that might be considered in addition to 'mean time between failures' is "amount of use". Depending upon implantee usage, would the device last longer if used less? Or does that data have nothing to do with what you are looking into? If I'm young and full of adventure, how many times a week I'm actively engaged in sex is a very important part of my life. At 77, I'm pretty much pleased to be active a few times a month. Just askin'...I may have missed your point.

In reports I have seen a lot of patients 60 y.o. and older. And for titan main reason of break is tube fracture. I don't think lifespan of tubes strongly depends from how often implant used. Likely from general movings of body like walking, running, any physical activity and so on. Look like tubes is really weakest point of these implants.

[LastHope]

Look like tubes is really weakest point of these implants.

From the same paper...

[ready2go]

Real lifespan of Inflatable implants ; 3 months if your lucky, the Mercedes-Benz of implants . haha , joke. But honestly it's the toss of the dice , why they can't make them with tubes and cylinders that dont spring leaks or pumps that crap out and reservoirs that leak is why ? Repeat business ?
Some go 5,6 years ,some don't last12 months the thing is ,its not like getting a new tooth filling ,that's all major surgery . One i don't want to do even one time .never mind 2 or 3 times .
im satisfied with my easy to conceal 24/7 hard-on that is promoted as hard to conceal but isn't , malleable .i just pull it upright and its party time .
Last night , the girl who used it said " your dick is hard like a teenager" she stopped before i was done , and i had to tell her ; hey I'm not finished yet ,let's go ! haha . well either way , best wishes to the brothers with the ipp's i hope they hold out and the durability improves.