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Perifix® 332235Recalls & reported problems

B. Braun Medical Inc. · PERIFIX® 17 Ga. x 3-1/2 in. (90 mm) Tuohy, PERIFIX 20 Ga. Open Tip Catheter, 5 mL Glass Luer Lock LOR Tray (Kit) · 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 04046964178566), received between Mar 8, 2021 and Mar 8, 2021 — 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

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionMar 8, 2021Break; Break

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT AN OBSTETRIC PATIENT WAS IN LABOR WHEN THERE WAS WETNESS NOTED ON HER BACK AROUND THE EPIDURAL DRESSING. THE DRESSING WAS TAKEN OFF TO REVEAL THAT THE CATHETER HAD "SNAPPED", AND WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. PATIENT WAS ALREADY PUSHING AT THIS TIME, SO THE DELIVERY CONTINUED AND THE BABY WAS DELIVERED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURY REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11435119 ↗

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