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MalfunctionOGE

PERIFIX®

Received Jan 7, 2026 · Event occurred Dec 12, 2025

Report 23988506 · MDR key 23988506

Device

Generic name

Epidural Anesthesia Kit

Model number

332079

Catalog number

332079

Lot number

0062041321

Patient

38 YR · Female

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT WAS HAVING AN EPIDURAL PLACED AND ONCE THE CATHETER WAS THREADED AND WAS BEING PULLED BACK TO THE DESIRED DEPTH AT THE SKIN (11CM), IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO MARKINGS ON THE EPIDURAL CATHETER UNDER 13CM. THE CATHETER THEN NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND A NEW EPIDURAL HAD TO BE PLACED. THE KIT WAS A PERIFIX FX CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL KIT. EXP 02/31/2027. LOT #0062041321. RED (B)(6). PRODUCT CODE CE17TKFC. GTIN (B)(4).