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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-3390-2018·Announced 2018-10-10

B. Braun Medical Recalls ESPOCAN Combined 27GA Catheter Connectors

B. Braun Medical is recalling ESPOCAN Combined 27GA 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 to patients, 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 ES1827QK ESPOCAN COMBINED 27GA catheter connectors (Material Number 333182). These devices are used by physicians to provide a common access point to a catheter for the delivery of anesthetics and fluids. The recall involves 1,020 units distributed in the United States, Australia, Canada, Guatemala, and Kuwait.

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 batch numbers are 61603106, 61610300, and 61619087.

Healthcare providers should stop using the affected connectors and contact B. Braun Medical for further instructions. Consumers should not use these medical devices if they have them in their possession.

The recalled product

Product
ES1827QK ESPOCAN COMBINED 27GA, Material Number 333182 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 t
Affected units
1,020

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 (3)

  • Batch: 61603106
  • 61610300
  • 61619087

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 →