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Stryker & I-Flow Shoulder Pumps

For folks who have had shoulder surgery these pumps are used to bathe the shoulder joint in long or short acting pain medication, usually marcaine or zylocaine. The pumps deliver the medication via catheter. In some patients the pump destroys the cartilage in the joint and prevents the chondro sites from creating new cartilage. Apparently the FDA turned down the use of these pumps for use in this application. Folks who develop the condition will likely live the rest of their lives in extreme pain.

A study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine revealed that the use of intra-articular pain pump catheters after shoulder surgery appears to cause permanent cartilage damage. The condition, which is known as postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis or PAGCL is a life altering condition that is extremely painful and affects the use of the shoulder. An intra-articular pain pump catheter is a tiny, flexible plastic tube that is implanted in the shoulder joint during surgery. The pain pump stays in place for several days after surgery to deliver pain medication, usually bupivacaine with epinephrine) to the shoulder joint.

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