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Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 3:00 pm
by Kurt0726
Hello all. I was installed with a titan touch about 3 months ago during a revision surgery. I had genesis pump before.
I am having the hardest time getting this thing to work consistently. Half the time it works fine e with no problems. The other half of the time I cannot initiate the the first pump. In other words it doesn't "click" or pop to set it into inflate mode. I have started to give it one pump after I deflate just to prep it like the manual says. But still half the time it doesn't "click" over.. I have to hit the deflate valve a couple times and then pump and then it clicks over.
Is this just due to a new pump than needs "broken in" ? It certainly hasn't gotten better at all. Anyone else experiencing this? Wtf do I do about it cause its driving me nuts
Re: Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 3:37 pm
by Gordon
I have an AMS LGX 700. Mine does the same thing sometimes. I just push the release button and then it will reset.
Re: Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 8:27 pm
by Kurt0726
Yes pushing the release valve works on my titan as well. The problem I have to do it about half the time I try to use the pump. My concern is that I am putting unnecessary wear and tear on the pump. I'm also concerned the pump isn't working g the way it is supposed to/advertized.
Re: Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 8:39 pm
by Kurt0726
Anyone else experiencing similar problems???
Re: Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:10 pm
by medhatg
Kurt0726 wrote:Anyone else experiencing similar problems???
I've a new AMS pump and it is doing the same some times. It is scary as I just had a revision.
Try to sit in the bathtub in warm water and see if it helps.
Re: Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 10:47 pm
by Frederickdave
My AMS didnt work reliably till about month 5. Now when I want to use it, I hit the deflate button and squeeze all the saline out of the implant. The inflate valve "pops" first time, almost everytime if I follow that process. It just needs to be broken in.
Re: Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:55 am
by vajim1
Mine too, not all the time but sometime it takes two or three times to get it to release.
Re: Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:46 am
by medhatg
vajim1 wrote:Mine too, not all the time but sometime it takes two or three times to get it to release.
It is scary, and sometimes make me panic. I hope my AMS pump gets better.
Has anyone heard of MS Pump failures right off the bat?
Re: Sticky pump difficult to click valve to start pumping
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:36 pm
by Stewy78
I have an ams Cx installed on January. Pump stopped working about 1 months ago. Issue started as deflation problem and now it stopped working at all. Tomorrow I'll have my revision surgery to replace the pump.