CONTIPLEX® 332143Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04046964991509), received between Oct 10, 2018 and Oct 10, 2018 — 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.

• MalfunctionOct 10, 2018Break; Break

  AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: COMPLAINT: ANESTHESIOLOGIST STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 3 CM OF A POLYAMIDE CATHETER TIP REMAINED IN PATIENT AFTER PLACEMENT OF A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK (ADDUCTOR BLOCK). ANESTHESIOLOGIST STATED SHE FELT SOME RESISTANCE DURING PLACEMENT OF NEEDLE AND CATHETER. IT FELT LIKE THE CATHETER WAS "STUCK IN THE NEEDLE" AND UPON REMOVAL OF THE NEEDLE AND CATHETER, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TIP OF THE CATHETER HAD "SHEARED" OFF. ANESTHESIOLOGIST WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE BROKEN TIP THAT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT AS THE PATIENT WAS CURRENTLY IN THE OPERATING ROOM FOR SURGERY. NO RECOMMENDATION WAS GIVEN. CUSTOMER WAS PROVIDED WITH TYPE OF CATHETER - POLYAMIDE AND INFORMED THE CATHETER IS BIOCOMPATIBLE. INJURY - BROKEN TIP OF CATHETER REMAINED IN PATIENT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 7953688 ↗