Portex A2744-17/27Recalls & reported problems
Icu Medical, Inc. · Class 2
All models of Portex (409)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00351688059300), received between Jan 24, 2019 and Feb 11, 2019 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (5 reports).
7 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K965017); they may or may not involve this specific model.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Difficult to Insert5
- Material Too Rigid or Stiff2
Patient problems
- Infiltration into Tissue5
- Perforation5
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 11, 2019Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT A SMITHS MEDICAL PORTEX COMBINED SPINAL EPIDURAL CUSTOM TRAY WENT "INTRAVASCULARLY" ON THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Infiltration into Tissue; Perforation
MAUDE report 8328894 ↗MalfunctionFeb 11, 2019Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT A SMITHS MEDICAL PORTEX COMBINED SPINAL EPIDURAL CUSTOM TRAY WENT "INTRAVASCULARLY" ON THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Infiltration into Tissue; Perforation
MAUDE report 8328835 ↗MalfunctionFeb 11, 2019Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT A SMITHS MEDICAL PORTEX COMBINED SPINAL EPIDURAL CUSTOM TRAY WENT "INTRAVASCULARLY" ON THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Infiltration into Tissue; Perforation
MAUDE report 8327008 ↗MalfunctionJan 24, 2019Difficult to Insert; Material Too Rigid or Stiff; Difficult to Insert; Material Too Rigid or Stiff
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT A SMITHS MEDICAL PORTEX COMBINED SPINAL EPIDURAL CUSTOM TRAY WAS TOO STIFF, CAUSING VASCULAR PENETRATION. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Infiltration into Tissue; Perforation
MAUDE report 8276018 ↗MalfunctionJan 24, 2019Difficult to Insert; Material Too Rigid or Stiff; Difficult to Insert; Material Too Rigid or Stiff
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT A SMITHS MEDICAL PORTEX COMBINED SPINAL EPIDURAL CUSTOM TRAY WAS TOO STIFF, CAUSING VASCULAR PENETRATION. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Infiltration into Tissue; Perforation
MAUDE report 8276016 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K965017. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1101-2026 · Dec 19, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedPortex Spinal Tray, Item No. A3729-24 A3595
- Z-0211-2007 · Oct 27, 2006 · TerminatedPortex Continuous Epidural tray Ref 4948-17
- Z-0244-06 · Nov 17, 2005 · Terminated4904 Glass L.O.R. Syringe
- Z-0245-06 · Nov 17, 2005 · Terminated4950-16 Portex Epidural Mini-pack
- Z-0243-06 · Nov 17, 2005 · Terminated4903 Glass L.O.R. Syringe
- Z-0242-06 · Nov 17, 2005 · Terminated4902 Glass L.O.R. Syringe
- Z-0166-04 · Oct 10, 2003 · TerminatedPortex Spinal Tray with 25G Whitacre Needle. Kit contains Bupivacaine in Dextrose, Epinephrine,Lidocaine, Lidocaine in Dextrose and Tetracaine Catalog Number: 15545-20
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- BD Luer-Lok, BD Glaspak 405609Becton, Dickinson And Company · Anesthesia conduction kit1 recall3 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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