Blankloads69 wrote:Gt1956 wrote:Blankloads69 wrote:Dr Loh-Doyle works closely with AMS and he says that the new pump is expected to release before the year is over.
Probably a running change then. What problem are they trying to fix?
Currently, the AMS pump is one single valve that handles both inflation and deflation. Boston Scientific has apparently completely re-engineered the pump and separated the inflation and deflation valves, so that they're under much more accurate mechanisms for inflation and deflation.
I suggested to my surgeon back in 2017 that having a pump for deflation as well as for inflation (so deflation could be positive and complete, not as it is now). He thought it was a good idea. I could not figure out how to make the doubly complex mechanism both small enough and RELIABLE enough to be successful.