Hospital wound vac ulta pump not functioning at time of assessment.Wound vac machine indicated "functioning at 125 mmhg", no alarms.With removal of kerlix dressing to foot, black foam dressing not compressed.With separation of tubing from pt and wound vac machine and then removal of canister from machine, there continued to be no alarm and machine indicated "functioning at 125 mmhg.Cs contacted for new vac ulta machine, connected new machine to pt.(b)(6), kci wound vac representative was on the unit to check in with this rn once advised by cs that machine had malfunctioned.All details of found malfunctioning machine discussed with kci rep.Unclear how long machine not functioning, wound did look improved from (b)(6) 2021 assessment, no concern for deteriorating wound due to machine malfunction.Fda safety report id# (b)(4).
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