Table 1. Historical milestones in the development of penile prosthetics.
| Year | Historical milestones |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Bogaraz uses rib cartilage as penile implant to treat erectile dysfunction |
| 1952 | Goodwin & Scott report use of acrylic prostheses for erectile dysfunction |
| 1966 | Beheri uses polyethylene rods and intracavernosal placement |
| 1967 | Pearman describes placement of penile rod implant between Buck's fascia and the tunica albuginea |
| 1973 | Scott, Tim, and Bradley invent inflatable penile prosthesis |
| 1974 | Small, Carrion design silicone penile implant |
| 1978 | Furlow invents implanter tool |
| 1978 | Jonas designs penile implant characterized by silicone around metal core |
| 1983 | Mentor makes three-piece inflatable implant with Bioflex material that improves durability |
| 1985 | Surgitek and AMS introduce unitary inflatable implants |
| 1986 | Dacomed unveils Omniphase prosthesis |
| 1987 | Propylene used for inner layer of fabric, vastly improving controlled expansion design |
| 1992 | Mentor reinforces and modifies silicone tubing in inflatables prostheses, decreases mechanical failure rate |
| 1995 | Rossello invents cutting dilators and coins the term "cavernotome" |
| 2000 | Mentor designs "lock out valve" to minimize autoinflation |
| 2001 | AMS introduces InhibiZone coating on implants to prevent bacterial colonization |
| 2002 | Coloplast produces Titan implant which has hydrophilic coating |
| 2004 | AMS introduces Tactile pump design for easier inflation in 700 series |
| 2006 | AMS presents Momentary Squeeze for easier deflation |
| 2006 | AMS patents flattened reservoir design |
| 2008 | Coloplast launches One Touch Release for easier deflation |
AMS, American Medical Systems.