CONTIPLEX® 332128Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04046964177583), received between Mar 6, 2020 and Mar 6, 2020 — 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionMar 6, 2020Break; Break

  AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: CUSTOMER REPORTS: TIP OF 20 GA CATHETER MISSING WHEN REMOVED. DETAILED INQUIRY DESCRIPTION: WHEN CATHETER REMOVED FROM PATIENT, BLUE TIP WAS MISSING. USED AS CONTINUOUS PNB FOR FEMORAL BLOCK. CLINICIAN EXPERIENCED MILD TO MODERATE RESISTANCE WHEN REMOVING CATHETER, BUT IT DID NOT STRETCH OR BREAK. WHEN CATHETER CAME OUT, NOTICED BLUE TIP WAS NOT PRESENT. PATIENT WAS X-RAYED AND RADIOLOGIST REPORT STATED "NO FOREIGN BODY" BUT AS DOC MENTIONED, THEY WERE NOT LOOKING FOR THAT. THEY DO SEE SOMETHING IN THE AREA THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SIZE OF THE TIP, BUT NOT CERTAIN. NO FURTHER TREATMENT IS PLANNED, PATIENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND DISCHARGED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 9800826 ↗