medela pump - closed or open system?

Re: medela pump - closed or open system?

• niknak7 member

  June 2012

  Open systems, not recommended to share.

  

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• mari_gold

  June 2012

  The PISA is an open system. The more expensive model (I can't remember the name, but it's $$$$) is a closed, hospital-quality system.

  Honestly, if your friend says she never had milk back up into the motor and you can trust her on that, I would see no problem with you using her pump.
  

  
  

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• katiewhompus member

  June 2012

  mari_gold:

  The PISA is an open system. The more expensive model (I can't remember the name, but it's $$$$) is a closed, hospital-quality system.

  Honestly, if your friend says she never had milk back up into the motor and you can trust her on that, I would see no problem with you using her pump.
  

  Agreed. A stranger would be no deal, but if it isa well known, healthy friend you trust you should be ok.

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• desdemona39

  June 2012

  It's an open system, and I would not share it. Even if she never saw milk go into the tubing, vapors and moisture could have, and those pumps have had issues with mold developing in the motor.
  

  

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• cdb48340

  June 2012

  The hospital I used approves of using second hand...you just by new parts kit..tubs, nipple things....sold at hospital for 35...can get parts on ebay a little cheaper.

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