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CONTIPLEX® 331758Recalls & reported problems

B. Braun Medical Inc. · Contiplex® Stim Set, 18 Ga. x 4 in. Insulated Tuohy Needle and Stimulating Catheter (SCNB4) · Class 2

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04046964177088), received between Oct 22, 2019 and Oct 22, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient1
  • Neuropathy1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionOct 22, 2019Break; Break

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: PATIENT CALLED TO REPORT THAT HE SUSTAINED A RETAINED NERVE BLOCK CATHETER DURING A PROCEDURE THAT WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(4) 2019. PER THE PATIENT, HE WAS INFORMED BY THE SURGICAL TEAM THAT AFTER REMOVAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CATHETER TIP HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE "BLACK TIP" WAS MISSING. THERE WERE NO INTERVENTIONS PERFORMED TO THE PATIENT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. BUT NOW THE PATIENT IS COMPLAINING OF NEUROTPATHIES TO THE LOWER LEG.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Neuropathy

    MAUDE report 9220505 ↗

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