B. Braun Medical, Inc.: CONTIPLEX Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Tray, CONTIPLEX Stirn Continuous Nerve Block Tray, Custom Epidural and Anesthesia Tray, Custom Epidural Anesthesia Tray, Custom Kit, Custom Single Dose Epidural Anesthesia Tray, Custom Spinal Anesthesia Tray, Custom Spinal Epidural Anesthesia Tray, ESPOCAN Combined Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia Tray, PERIFIX Continuous Epidural Anesthesia Tray, PERIFIX FX Continuous Epidural Tray, PERIFIX One Continuous Epidural Pediatric Tray; Utilization of Product: Injection of local anesthetics to provide regional anesthesia for pain management. Route of administration is injection into subarachnoid space or epidural space or tissue surrounding peripheral nerve bundle(s). Custom Epidural and Anesthesia Tray

Recall number

Z-1576-2015

Recalling firm

B. Braun Medical, Inc.

Product

CONTIPLEX Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Tray, CONTIPLEX Stirn Continuous Nerve Block Tray, Custom Epidural and Anesthesia Tray, Custom Epidural Anesthesia Tray, Custom Kit, Custom Single Dose Epidural Anesthesia Tray, Custom Spinal Anesthesia Tray, Custom Spinal Epidural Anesthesia Tray, ESPOCAN Combined Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia Tray, PERIFIX Continuous Epidural Anesthesia Tray, PERIFIX FX Continuous Epidural Tray, PERIFIX One Continuous Epidural Pediatric Tray; Utilization of Product: Injection of local anesthetics to provide regional anesthesia for pain management. Route of administration is injection into subarachnoid space or epidural space or tissue surrounding peripheral nerve bundle(s). Custom Epidural and Anesthesia Tray

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2015-03-27

Posted

2015-05-04

Terminated

2017-02-01

Reason

There is a potential for a hole to be present in the outer tray of a limited number of pain control trays. This issue may cause the integrity of the sterile barrier to be compromised. A compromised sterile barrier poses a risk of inflammatory response and/or possible contamination of the spinal fluid or epidural space.

Root cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action

BBMI provided a recall notification letter, dated March 27, 2015, to distributors and end users in receipt of suspect product, along with acknowledgement forms detailing the suspect product that was distributed to each account. All customers were provided with instructions for disposition of suspect product in their inventory. Distributors were reminded of their responsibility in executing the recall. Returned product will be sent to the BBMI Distribution Center in Breiningsville, PA.

Quantity

5000

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution.

Lot, serial or model codes

Product codes: 331706 332128 331756 551474 551572 551727 551749 551769 551771 551773 551858 551889 551922 551942 552011 555098 555170 555215 555217 555325 555422 530132 530155 551273 551845 551970 551992 555212 555876 560123 560473 530035 530068 333194 333192 332211 332282 332079 332097 332086 332292 Batch Numbers: 61415053 61416382 61416362 61415022 61414464 61415024 61416390 61415028 61415921 61415924 61415023 61414468 61415044 61415051 61415037 61411483 61418020 61418077 61416399 61415041 61416385 61414419 61414589 61415712 61412398 61413393 61414485 61414481 61414591 61417210 61412387 61415001 61415013 61418035 61414411 61413390 61416395 61414492 61415040 61414417 61411528 61415708 expiration dates: 7/31116 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 6/30/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 1/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 9/30/16 7/31/16 6/30/16 6/30/16 3/31/17 2/28/17 7/31/16 7/31/16 7/31/16 1/31/18 7/31/16 7/31/16 6/30/16 7/31/16 2/28/17 6/30/16 1/31/17

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

BRY

Firm FEI

2523676

Firm city

Allentown

Firm state

PA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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