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Date: | Tue, 20 Aug 1996 00:13:59 -0400 |
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RE:; Lactina PUmp Query: Joy asked if anyone had had trouble with the
Lactina struggling with a double kit on maximum. It is a relief to me that
someone else has seen this. My Medela rep says she has never seen anyone
have this problem. I have a large pump station (for 8 years) and I check
every pump with a vacuum gauge when it is returned to me. I use the same
piston each time and on occasion, I will install the piston on a pump on max.
and the piston will balk. If I turn it to medium it works well but go back
to max and it will struggle to complete the stroke. I have seen this happen
twice at client's homes when I have followed a pump delivery with a home
visit a few days later. It doesn't seem to matter how old the pump is. So
far I have seen it only with Lactina Plus, not Select. If it were a problem
with the piston, all my pumps would balk because I test each one with the
same piston. I have seen a situation where it WAS the piston and all I did
in that situation was to manually work the new piston 15 or 20 times and then
reinstall it on the motor. All was well. But I do think that on occasion, a
Lactina will eventually malfunction. I have returned these to Medela and
eventually they are supposed to tell me what is causing the problem.
Judy Eastburn, BS, IBCLC
Private Practice, Dallas, Tx.
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