PERIFIX®
Received Mar 30, 2026
Report 2521402-2026-00334 · MDR key 24716498
Device
Generic name
Epidural Anesthesia Kit
Manufacturer
B. Braun Medical Inc.Catalog number
332078
Lot number
0062024719
Product problems
- Break
Patient
NA · Unknown
- Foreign Body In Patient
Narrative
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN MEDICAL INTERNAL REPORT NUMBER (B)(4). NO SAMPLE AND/OR LOT NUMBER WERE PROVIDED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPLAINT IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT A SAMPLE AND/OR LOT NUMBER. THE REPORTED DEFECT WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED. THE ACTUAL DEFECTIVE DEVICE IS VALUABLE TOOL IN INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. WE WILL MAINTAIN THIS REPORT FOR FURTHER REFERENCES AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR OTHER REPORTS FOR SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. IF ANY ADDITIONAL PERTINENT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW UP WILL BE SUBMITTED.
Description of Event or Problem
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY. EPIDURAL CATHETER "SHEARING OFF" IN PATIENT WHILE PROVIDER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE.