Avanos onq pump (select-a-flow, on-demand, model cb006) had malfunctioned - on day 3 of having onq pump, the patient claimed that the drug reservoir containing the 0.2% ropivacaine was not delivering any medication and has not changed size at all.The continuous rate was originally set to 8ml/hr with optional 5ml patient-bolus every 30mins; it is supposed to deflate as medication gets used up from the reservoir.This was brought to the attention of our avanos representative and the pump was sent to them for investigation.This is the second of four patient cases of product malfunction in the span of 1 month at our hospital.
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