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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-3331-2018·Announced 2018-10-10

B. Braun Medical Recalls Epidural Basic Trays Due to Connector Leakage

B. Braun Medical is recalling CE17TBFC Epidural Basic Trays because the catheter connectors may not stay closed, leading to leakage or disconnection.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device with a functional defect (leakage/disconnection) that poses a risk of harm, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

B. Braun Medical, Inc. is recalling the CE17TBFC Epidural Basic Tray 17G Touhy (Material Number 332077). This connection device is used by physicians to provide various anesthetic and fluid administration devices with a single, common access point to a catheter for the delivery of anesthetics.

The recall was initiated because the catheter connectors may not stay closed during use. In some cases, leakage or disconnection of the catheters from the catheter connectors has been observed. The affected units are distributed worldwide, including the United States (nationwide), Australia, Canada, Guatemala, and Kuwait.

Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected product immediately. The specific batch numbers involved in this recall are: 61595534, 61596125, 61601680, 61604904, 61607912, 61607913, 61607914, 61607915, 61607911, 61607916, 61607917, 61607918, 61607921, 61609180, 61610345, 61607922, 61607919, and 61607920.

The recalled product

Product
CE17TBFC EPIDURAL BASIC TRAY 17G TOUHY, Material Number 332077 Connection device used by physicians to provide various anesthetic and fluid administration devices with a single, common access point to a catheter for delivery of anesthetics. The connector is used in conjunctio
Manufacturer
B. Braun Medical, Inc.
Category
Medical Device — Anesthesia / Catheter
Hazard
Affected units
60,760

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (18)

  • Batch: 61595534
  • 61596125
  • 61601680
  • 61604904
  • 61607912
  • 61607913
  • 61607914
  • 61607915
  • 61607911
  • 61607916
  • 61607917
  • 61607918
  • 61607921
  • 61609180
  • 61610345
  • 61607922
  • 61607919
  • 61607920

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 93 recalled by B. Braun Medical, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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