It used to be that there were two options for controlling post-surgical pain: over-the-counter pain relievers, which are often inefficient, and prescription pain relievers, which are often narcotic, carrying with them side effects including nausea, constipation, drowsiness, and risk of dependence.

What Is the Pain Pump?
The ACCUFUSER®, manufactured by Curlin Medical, is essentially a pump that delivers a continuous, fixed-rate flow of non-narcotic, local anesthetic directly to the source of pain. During your surgery, a tiny tube (called a catheter) is inserted and placed under the surgical incision. This catheter is attached to a small, external pump, which will begin to deliver pain medication immediately after your procedure and continue to steadily dispense the solution for 24-hour, uninterrupted relief. Instead of traveling throughout the bloodstream in order to eventually provide moderate relief, the pain pump essentially saturates the entire area with a local anesthetic, which acts as a numbing solution, instantaneously eliminating pain.

What Are the Benefits as Opposed to Traditional Treatments for Pain?

Increased efficiency for greater comfort and relief

Greatly reduced side effects such as nausea, constipation, drowsiness, etc.

Non-narcotic means there is no risk of dependence or addiction

Relief is immediate, as opposed to oral medication which may require longer than 30 minutes to take effect

Lightweight and portable, so you can go about your daily routine, easily taking your pain relief with you

Continuous delivery means there’s no worry about remembering your next pill…or when you took your last

Local delivery eliminates the worry of taking medication on an “empty or full stomach”

No impairment in mental functioning

Fewer toxins throughout your system as a whole