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Perifix recallZ-1150-2024 · B. Braun Medical, Inc. · initiated Jan 22, 2024

Open, Classified

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from B. Braun Medical, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

Kits should contain Filter Straws with Standard Luer Connections however, the kits contain Filter Straws with Neuraxial connectors preventing interface with the other components of the kit.

FDA root cause category: Process control

What the company is doing

B.Braun issued Urgent Medical Device Recall letter on Monday, January 22, 2024. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Review the Device Recall Notification and ensure that all users of the product in your organization, and other concerned personnel are informed about this recall. If you are a distributor and have further distributed the product, please forward this notice to your consignees. The recall is to be extended to the user level. 2. Determine your current inventory of the affected batches within inventory of your facility, cease use and quarantine product subject to recall. Do not destroy any affected product. 3. Record the total number of individual impacted units on the Recall Acknowledgement Form. If you have no inventory remaining, please enter zero (0) on the form. 4. Return the completed Recall Acknowledgement Form to B. Braun Medical Inc. Quality Assurance department by faxing the form to (610) 849-1197 or e-mail to [email protected] within two (2) weeks of receipt, even if the total inventory in your possession is zero (0). 5. Once we receive your Recall Acknowledgement Form, a B. Braun Customer Support representative will contact you with instructions on how to return any impacted cases, including partial cases, in your possession and provide credit and/or replacement of the product based on your individual needs.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1150-2024
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Jan 22, 2024
Posted by the FDA
Feb 16, 2024
Recalling firm
B. Braun Medical, Inc.
Quantity
3,890 units
Product code
OGE
Distribution
US Nationwide

Product description

Epidural tray. PERIFIX 17 Ga. x 3-1/2 in. (90 mm) Tuohy, 5 mL Glass Luer Lock LOR Tray (Kit) A collection of devices intended for the administration of an analgesic or anesthetic agent to the epidural space for the management of pain. It includes the pharmaceutical anesthetic agent and a needle, with additional devices utilized for the procedure (e.g., syringe, dressings), and may include a catheter (i.e., may be intended for single- or continuous-administration). It is not intended for intrathecal anesthesia. Product Code: 332248

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

UDI: 04046964178689 Lot Number: 0061855122 Exp. Date: 25.OCT.2024

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 93889).

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