PENCAN® 333876Recalls & reported problems
B. Braun Medical Inc. · Pencan® 27 Ga. x 5 in. (127 mm) Spinal Needle · Class 2
All models of PENCAN (14)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046964180989), received between Oct 1, 2024 and Dec 11, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Deflation Problem1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 11, 2024Deflation Problem; Deflation Problem
ACCORDING TO THE EVENT DESCRIPTION: DURING A CESAREAN SECTION USING SPINAL ANESTHESIA, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, A DEFECT IN THE SPINAL NEEDLE WAS NOTICED (ABSENCE OF THE DISTAL END OF THE NEEDLE, ABOUT 4 CM LONG).
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 20907110 ↗InjuryOct 1, 2024Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER: "MALE PATIENT OF 44 YEARS OLD SCHEDULED BY THE SERVICE OF TRAUMATOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS FOR SURGICAL WASHING ON SEPTEMBER 3, DURING THE ANESTHETIC PROCEDURE WITH THE PATIENT IN POSITION SIMS AT THE MOMENT OF THE REMOVAL OF THE SPINAL NEEDLE WHITACRE 27 411/16 THIS COMES OUT INCOMPLETE, RADIOGRAPHY IS TAKEN AP AND LATERAL LUMBOSACRAL COLUMN, WHERE IMAGE OF THE REST OF THE NEEDLE IN THE YELLOW LIGAMENT BENT AT LEVEL L2-L3 IS OBSERVED. THIS HOSPITAL UNIT DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S WHY THE PATIENT WAS SEND FOR THE NEXT LEVEL TO HAVE A PROMPT SURGICAL INTERVENTION. ATTACHED IMAGE OF THE NEEDLE IN QUESTION AND ANOTHER NORMAL AS REFERENCE. THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY 2 CENTIMETERS OF MISSING NEEDLE."
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 20345292 ↗
Other NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER) devices
- ARROW IPN922632Teleflex Incorporated · NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)2 recalls0 reports
- ARROW IPN922603Teleflex Incorporated · NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN922604Teleflex Incorporated · NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)1 recall0 reports
- 22G 1 1/2IN Regional Block Needle 408348Becton, Dickinson And Company · NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN922631Teleflex Incorporated · NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN923597Teleflex Incorporated · NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN922605Teleflex Incorporated · NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)1 recall0 reports
- BD QUINCKE Spinal Needles 405180Becton, Dickinson And Company · NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)23 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page