The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-3368-2018·Announced 2018-10-10

B. Braun Accu-Bloc Perifix Kit Recall for Catheter Connector Defects

B. Braun Medical is recalling Accu-Bloc Perifix Kits because 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 defect (leakage/disconnection) that poses a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report 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 CE18HK ACCU-BLOC PERIFIX KIT, Material Number 332230. This product is a connection device 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 connector is used in conjunction with the catheter for continuous administration of anesthetic fluids.

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. This defect poses a risk to patients receiving continuous anesthetic fluids.

A total of 3,490 units were distributed nationwide in the United States and in Australia, Canada, Guatemala, and Kuwait. The affected batch number is 61596062. Healthcare providers and patients should stop using the affected kits and contact B. Braun Medical for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
CE18HK ACCU-BLOC PERIFIX KIT, Material Number 332230 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 conjunction with the
Affected units
3,490

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 (1)

  • Batch: 61596062

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.

See all 93 products in this recall →