Pumping and future tech…

[Bigdave]

A big difference between a hydraulic pump and a pacemaker or monitoring device is the amount of power required.
Mercury batteries can power those other devices, but it's going to require a rechargeable battery, most likely some kind of lithium technology, to provide enough power to inflate an implant.

You damn sure want that battery to have a long proven safety record before implanting one anywhere in your body.

[jl33ur]

Guys, it doesn't matter what you think, technology will do its thing and soon a new technology will appear to inflate the implant, whether you like it or not. Look on the bright side, there will always be improvements with this issue and in the future our grandchildren will have a better solution if they suffer from De.
For my part, I am always open to new technologies.

[Rufian]

more technology, more breakdowns and failures that's all it means

[Hillywilly]

more technology, more breakdowns and failures that's all it means

is their any reasoning behind that statement?

[JiminFL]

At 3 weeks post-op, I was feeling your pain. Heck, at 4 weeks when I started inflating, I was scared to the point that I had to have my nurse/wife do the cycling for me. She relished the opportunity to literally have me by the balls. It took a few more weeks to really get the feel of everything and pretty soon, it all became second nature. While the lazy part of me likes the thought of hands-free operation, I don't mind not having to worry about the inevitable tech issues that will come with the introduction of electronics.

[Bigdave]

more technology, more breakdowns and failures that's all it means

People said that about every technological advance in history.
New advances bring new challenges, which get resolved with new advances.
The implants we have now are the result of many technological advances, but certainly not the final ones.

[Dent4ever]

I just stick with -dont get the initial version, problems are all usually fixed on the 2.0. And btw I agree.. tissue regen is around the corner I think that may even replace ipps one day