CONTIPLEX® 331641Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04046964991547), received between Feb 18, 2020 and Feb 18, 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.

• MalfunctionFeb 18, 2020Break; Break

  AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE: ON (B)(6) 2020, PATIENT RECEIVED A FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK. ON (B)(6) 2020, THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED AND 1 CM OF THE BLUE TIP WAS NOTED TO BE MISSING. IT APPEARED THAT THE TIP WAS SHEARED OFF. AN X-RAY WAS DONE AND NO CATHETER WAS SEEN. NO REDNESS, TENDERNESS, SWELLING WAS NOTED AT THE SITE. SURGEON WAS CONSULTED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO MONITOR THE SITE. NO ADDITIONAL TREATMENTS WERE PERFORMED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 9720667 ↗