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Perifix® 332216Recalls & reported problems

B. Braun Medical Inc. · PERIFIX® 18 Ga. x 3-1/2 in. (90 mm) Tuohy, PERIFIX 20 Ga. Closed Tip Catheter, PERIFIX 8 mL Plastic Luer Slip LOR Tray (Kit) · Class 2

Adverse event reports
3
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046964178269), received between Sep 15, 2017 and Jun 13, 2022 — classified as 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 reports).

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

Device problems

  • Break3

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient3

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJun 13, 2022Break; Break

    AS PER MEDWATCH NUMBER MW5109524: DESCRIPTION: AT 0204 PATIENT HAD AN EPIDURAL PLACED. B BRAUN PERIFIX EPIDURAL CATHETER 20 G CLOSED TIP. IT REMAINED IN FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AS PATIENT DELIVERED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED AT 0920 AND WAS NOTED TO NOT BE INTACT. APPROXIMATELY 4CM HAD FRACTURED AWAY AND REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE ANY NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4). AS OF TODAY, THERE HAS BEEN NO IMAGING FOR THE 4CM OF CATHETER THAT REMAIN IN THE PATIENT'S BACK. THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO DO IMAGING IF SHE BECOMES SYMPTOMATIC. NO PLANNED SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE CATHETER HAS BEEN DONE.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 14674216 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 26, 2017Break; Break

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: DURING PLACEMENT OF EPIDURAL CATHETER FOR FEMALE PATIENT IN LABOR AND DELIVERY, A 7CM PORTION BROKE OFF AND WAS RETAINED IN PATIENT. SECOND EPIDURAL PLACED SUCCESSFULLY. NO FURTHER TREATMENT IS ANTICIPATED; HOWEVER, A NEURO CONSULT WILL BE OBTAINED.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 6980851 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 15, 2017Break; Break

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: DURING PLACEMENT OF EPIDURAL CATHETER FOR FEMALE PATIENT IN LABOR AND DELIVERY, A 7CM PORTION BROKE OFF AND WAS RETAINED IN PATIENT. SECOND EPIDURAL PLACED SUCCESSFULLY. NO FURTHER TREATMENT IS ANTICIPATED; HOWEVER, A NEURO CONSULT WILL BE OBTAINED.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 6871070 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.