CADD® Solis Pump for Nerve Block Infusions

Health care providers use a CADD Solis pump to give medicine into your child’s vein (an infusion.) The medicine helps reduce pain after surgery.

How a CADD Solis pump works

The health care provider inserts a small tube (catheter) under your child’s skin, near the area whey they had surgery. The provider attaches the CADD Solis pump to the catheter. The pump slowly gives pain medicine. The pump comes in a bag, so your child can move around.

How to check if the pump is working

The pump is working and infusing medicine when:

• The green light is flashing on the left side of the screen
• The bar at the top of the screen is green and reads RUNNING

The infusion is not running if:

• An amber (orange) light is flashing to the left of the screen
• The bar at the top of the screen is red and displays STOPPED

How to stop and start the pump

To start or stop the pump:

• Press the stop/start key.
• When you see the message “Stop pump?” press Yes or No.

How to check the pump for a blockage

An alarm will go off if the tubing becomes kinked or clamped. A blocked line will cause the message “downstream occlusion” to appear on the screen. There could be a blockage in the line between the pump and your child.

You will need to clear the blockage so the pump will continue to deliver medicine. If you remove the kink or unclamp the tubing, the alarm will stop, and the pump will run again. You must find the problem and correct it or the alarm will continue.

To stop the alarm, you can turn off the pump and remove the batteries. If you cannot find the problem, call the pain management doctor right away for further directions.

Changing the batteries

If a message on the screen says, “Battery low, replace battery,” you need to replace the batteries.

To change the batteries, follow these steps:

1. Press the stop/start key.
2. “Stop Pump?” displays. Press “Yes.”
3. Turn the knob on the battery door counter-clockwise and open the battery door.
4. Remove the 4 used batteries.
5. Insert 4 new AA batteries following the diagram inside the battery compartment.
6. Close the battery door, turn the knob on the battery door clockwise to lock.
7. Press the power switch to turn on the pump.
8. The screen displays “Do you want to start a new patient?” Press “No.”
9. Press stop/start key to start the pump.
10. “Start Pump?” displays. Press “Yes.”
11. If you do not change the batteries while they are low, the alarm will sound, and the orange light will no longer flash. Change the batteries as described above.

How to spot medication side effects

Side effects are rare, but they can be the signs of a serious problem. Close the clamp on the pump tube right away and call your child’s anesthesia doctor if your child has any of the following symptoms:

• Ringing, buzzing in the ears
• Metal taste in the mouth
• Numbness or tingling around the mouth
• Redness, swelling, pain, or discharge (fluid) where the catheter is placed
• Feeling dizzy or faint
• Blurred vision
• Confusion

Call 911 right away if your child is having problems breathing or if there is a medical emergency. Tell medical personnel that your child has a nerve block infusion.

Catheter removal

The catheter can stay in place up to a week after surgery, but your health care providers may remove it sooner if needed. When you have given all of the medicine, your health care providers may give your child a new bag in the clinic, or the catheter may need to be removed. An anesthesiologist or pain nurse will remove the catheter at the clinic.

Questions?

To learn more about using the CADD Solis pump for nerve block infusions, talk to your child’s doctor, pharmacist, or nurse. The main hospital number is 901-595-3300. If you are outside the Memphis area, dial toll-free 1-866-278-5833.