B. Braun Medical Recalls Epidural Catheter Connectors Due to Leakage
B. Braun Medical is recalling 1,030 epidural catheter connectors because they 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 without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
B. Braun Medical, Inc. is recalling 1,030 units of the GOVCE18TKST CONT EPID W/SOFT TIP (Material Number 332604). These are connection devices used by physicians to provide a single access point to a catheter for the delivery of anesthetics and 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 connectors has been observed. The affected units are from batches 61600734 and 61603108.
The products were distributed nationwide in the United States as well as in Australia, Canada, Guatemala, and Kuwait. Healthcare providers should stop using the affected devices and contact B. Braun Medical for instructions on return or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- GOVCE18TKST CONT EPID W/SOFT TIP, Material Number 332604 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
- Manufacturer
- B. Braun Medical, Inc.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,030
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 (2)
- Batch: 61600734
- 61603108
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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