Reported Feb 21, 2018 · Terminated

Perifix FX Epidural Anesthesia Tray. Product Catalog Numbers: 551993, 552051, 552083, 552119, 555569. Local anesthesia…

B. Braun Medical, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: B. Braun Medical, Inc. · 901 Marcon Blvd · Allentown, PA · 18109-9512

Is this the product you have?

  • Perifix FX Epidural Anesthesia Tray
  • Product Catalog Numbers551993, 552051, 552083, 552119, 555569. Local anesthesia of the skin prior to insertion of the regional anesthesia needle
Lot codes and dates
    • 0061482582.
    • 0061509281.
    • 0061523764.
    • 0061539142.
    • 0061541519.
    • 0061545624.
    • 0061549251.
    • 0061523766.
    • 0061536442.
    • 0061549079.
    • 0061525251.
    • 0061536434.
    • 0061534703.
    • 0061480989.
    • 0061486228.
    • 0061519902.
    • 0061523684.
    • 0061530885.
    • 0061536042.
    • 0061539966.
    • 0061546081.
    • 0061550336.
Amount recalled
6720 units

This recall covers 10 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 9 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

B. Braun Medical Inc. (BBMI) initiated this recall of various BBMI convenience kits containing the 22GA 1-1/2in SafetyGlide Needle due to the presence of loose polypropylene foreign matter was above release specification. This foreign matter has been identified as a product hub material which has been tested for biocompatibility per ISO 10993 during the product development process.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 3, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:06 PM UTC

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