(744) Comparison of Erectile Data for the Tech Ring and RigiScan

Abstract Introduction In recent years, many wearable male sexual devices recommended by sexual medicine clinicians have become available for general use. However, few studies have compared or evaluated them from a medical perspective. The Tech Ring is one of these wearable male sexual devices. It includes sensors to track the vital signs of erectile fitness, such as the number of nocturnal erections, duration of erection, and firmness of the penis. Like other wearable male sexual devices, there is no peer-reviewed paper comparing it with similar medical devices such as the RigiScan. Objective We compared the erection data of the Tech Ring and RigiScan. Methods The study included 5 healthy male volunteers. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment. They put on the Tech Ring and RigiScan Plus at the same time. After donning the two devices, erections were measured for one hour during audiovisual sexual stimulation. Results The participants’ ages were 29, 29, 29, 30 and 31 years old. The waveforms recording the erections were visually nearly identical. The evaluation of erectile rigidity was judged to be almost equal by each waveform. There was no significant difference in the duration of erections between the two devices (p=0.92). There were no reported data on the penile circumferential change for the Tech Ring. Therefore, the data on the penile circumferential change were available only for the RigiScan. All participants felt that the Tech Ring was easier to use than the RigiScan. Conclusions The data on erections obtained by the Tech Ring are similar to those obtained using the RigiScan. The Tech Ring can be used more conveniently to obtain erectile data, but the RigiScan provides more detailed data on erections. Disclosure No