"hey, what is the future of implants?"
"Is there a groundbreaking new device that I should hold out for"
"What are the inventors thinking about ?"
Well, as one who monitors for new inventions, I can say that I reallly do not see anything on the horizon (5 years) that looks like it is a earth changing innovation for penile prosthesis.
That being said, an interesting article does mention some prototype ideas, this article is:
:The future of penile prostheses for the treatment of erectile dysfunction
John P. Lindsey II, Tom F. Lue, Alan W. Shindel University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Transl Androl Urol 2020;9(Suppl 2):S244-S251
.....Several ideas that have been suggested in the past include “remote controlled” penile prostheses that may be activated without the need for manual compression of a pump (8). In a more whimsical vein, some have proposed that the incorporation of elements to enhance partner pleasure may be desirable; this is most typically suggested in the form of a “vibrating” penile implant that may convey vibratory stimulation to a partner. Aside from the clear technical difficulties involved in implanting and maintaining a charge on a device that is placed inside the penis and is simultaneously powerful enough to produce external vibrations, the utility of such a device to a sexual partner remains somewhat ambiguous. In the case of female partners, vibratory stimulation is usually most pleasurable when applied to the clitoris, which may or may not come into contact with the penis during intercourse. Use of an external vibrator seems a much simpler (and safer) alternative to a vibrating penile implant......
and with regards to the magnet controlled implant:
.....Heat sensitive polymers that change conformation and rigidity have also been explored for the construction of penile implants. Very recently, a touchless prosthesis designed to achieve a set shape from magnetic induction was reported (9). This prosthesis, consisting of a temperature- tuned nickel titanium alloy, was implanted in both an animal model and in several cadavers in the “flaccid” state and then activated using an external magnetic inducer wand. The device was activated within 45 seconds with a small but likely clinically unimportant increase in skin temperature at the implant site. The implant was able to resist substantial buckling forces (10). Although early in development, the potential of such a device to obviate the need for pumps and hydraulic tubing may pose a substantial advantage in terms of durability and ease of operation......
