CONTIPLEXRecalls & reported problems across all models
B. Braun Medical Inc. · 10 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 20
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
We found 10 models of CONTIPLEX by B. Braun Medical Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 20 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Mar 9, 2017 and Aug 27, 2025 — classified as 20 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (12 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported CONTIPLEX problems
Device problems
- Break12
- Detachment of Device or Device Component6
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Contamination /Decontamination Problem1
- Difficult to Remove1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient10
- Foreign Body In Patient6
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
- Neuropathy1
- No Patient Involvement1
CONTIPLEX models
10 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- CONTIPLEX® 331706Anesthesia conduction kit6 reports
- Contiplex® 332170Anesthesia conduction kit4 reports
- CONTIPLEX® 331693Anesthesia conduction kit3 reports
- CONTIPLEX® 331758Anesthesia conduction kit1 report
- CONTIPLEX® 332103Nerve block tray1 report
- CONTIPLEX® 332128Nerve block tray1 report
- Contiplex® 331766Anesthesia conduction kit1 report
- Contiplex® 331768Anesthesia conduction kit1 report
- CONTIPLEX® 332143Nerve block tray1 report
- CONTIPLEX® 331641Nerve block tray1 report
Recent CONTIPLEX adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 27, 2025Break; Break
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: DETAILED INQUIRY DESCRIPTION: "WHILE THE DR HAD THE NEEDLE THREADED IN THE CATHETER, HE PULLED BACK ON THE CATHETER TO POSITION IT AND BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE CATHETER DID NOT FULLY SEPARATE OR BREAK INTO MULTIPLE PIECES. HE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RETRIEVE ALL PIECES OF THE CATHETER USING C-ARM XRAY VERIFICATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. ".
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22905630 ↗MalfunctionJan 12, 2024Break; Break
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: BRIEF INQUIRY DESCRIPTION: COPPER WIRE WITH NEEDLE. DETAILED INQUIRY DESCRIPTION I HAVE A CONTINUOUS NERVE BLOCK SET THAT HAD A THREAD OF COPPER COME OFF IT WHEN REMOVING THE NEEDLE. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18508990 ↗MalfunctionSep 26, 2021Break; Break
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DISTAL TIP BROKE OFF INSIDE PATIENT. DETAILED INQUIRY DESCRIPTION. THE DR. PERFORMED AN ADDUCTOR BLOCK AND SUCCESSFULLY PLACED CONTIPLEX TUOHY/CATHETER 331693 SYSTEM. A FEW DAYS POST SX, THE CATHETER BECAME DISLODGED, HOWEVER, THE DISTAL TIP OF THE CATHETER REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS NOT IN ANY PAIN.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 12530987 ↗MalfunctionJul 24, 2020Break; Break
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: EVENT 1: END USER REPORTS THAT THE CATHETER IS SHEARING DURING USE. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10323028 ↗MalfunctionJul 24, 2020Break; Break
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: EVENT 3: END USER REPORTS THAT THE CATHETER IS SHEARING DURING USE. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10323026 ↗MalfunctionJul 24, 2020Break; Break
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: EVENT 2: END USER REPORTS THAT THE CATHETER IS SHEARING DURING USE. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10323017 ↗MalfunctionJul 20, 2020Difficult to Remove; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Difficult to Remove; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CATHETER WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AFTER BEING IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE CATHETER WAS A FEMORAL NERVE CATHETER AND REQUIRED A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO HAVE THE CATHETER REMOVED. PATIENT INJURY - SURGICAL PROCEDURE REQUIRED TO REMOVE CATHETER
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10295624 ↗MalfunctionMar 6, 2020Break; Break
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: CUSTOMER REPORTS: TIP OF 20 GA CATHETER MISSING WHEN REMOVED. DETAILED INQUIRY DESCRIPTION: WHEN CATHETER REMOVED FROM PATIENT, BLUE TIP WAS MISSING. USED AS CONTINUOUS PNB FOR FEMORAL BLOCK. CLINICIAN EXPERIENCED MILD TO MODERATE RESISTANCE WHEN REMOVING CATHETER, BUT IT DID NOT STRETCH OR BREAK. WHEN CATHETER CAME OUT, NOTICED BLUE TIP WAS NOT PRESENT. PATIENT WAS X-RAYED AND RADIOLOGIST REPORT STATED "NO FOREIGN BODY" BUT AS DOC MENTIONED, THEY WERE NOT LOOKING FOR THAT. THEY DO SEE SOMETHING IN THE AREA THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SIZE OF THE TIP, BUT NOT CERTAIN. NO FURTHER TREATMENT IS PLANNED, PATIENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND DISCHARGED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 9800826 ↗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 ↗MalfunctionOct 22, 2019Break; Break
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: PATIENT CALLED TO REPORT THAT HE SUSTAINED A RETAINED NERVE BLOCK CATHETER DURING A PROCEDURE THAT WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(4) 2019. PER THE PATIENT, HE WAS INFORMED BY THE SURGICAL TEAM THAT AFTER REMOVAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CATHETER TIP HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE "BLACK TIP" WAS MISSING. THERE WERE NO INTERVENTIONS PERFORMED TO THE PATIENT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. BUT NOW THE PATIENT IS COMPLAINING OF NEUROTPATHIES TO THE LOWER LEG.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Neuropathy
MAUDE report 9220505 ↗MalfunctionJun 20, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: EVENT 5: END USER REPORTS THAT THE CATHETER CONNECTORS ARE DETACHING FROM THE CATHETER. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8715864 ↗MalfunctionJun 19, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: EVENT 3: END USER REPORTS THAT THE CATHETER CONNECTORS ARE DETACHING FROM THE CATHETER. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8714490 ↗MalfunctionJun 19, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: EVENT 1: END USER REPORTS THAT THE CATHETER CONNECTORS ARE DETACHING FROM THE CATHETER. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8714487 ↗MalfunctionJun 19, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: EVENT 4: END USER REPORTS THAT THE CATHETER CONNECTORS ARE DETACHING FROM THE CATHETER. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8714486 ↗MalfunctionJun 19, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: EVENT 6: END USER REPORTS THAT THE CATHETER CONNECTORS ARE DETACHING FROM THE CATHETER. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8714485 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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.
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