FDAApril 22, 2016device
15 g R.K. Epidural Needle (TW), Catalog #/REF #100-1415 Intended for the epidural placement, directly or through an epidural catheter, of anesthetic agents to elicit regional anesthesia
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
There is a possibility that the needles may have the potential to skive a catheters outer coating. If this were to occur, there exists the risk that a portion of the catheter could remain in the patient, which may require otherwise unnecessary medical invention.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
epimed
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
- FDAFeth-R-Kath Catheter, 19g x 24". Intended Use:Radlo Opaque Epidural Catheter Catalog #: 157-1924 Intended for epidural anesthesia and is limited to placement of 72 hours or less2021-02-01
- FDAR-F Injector Cannula. 20gx10cm-STERILE. REF/UDI: 257-2010/(01)10818788022124; REF/UDI: 257-2010D(01)00818788022127 - Product Usage:The Epimed RF Introduction Cannula is intended for use in radiofrequency (RF) heat lesion procedures for the relief of pain.2020-02-21
- FDAR-F Injector Cannula. 18gx10cm-STERILE. REF/UDI: 257-1810/(01)00828788021496; REF/UDI: 257-1810D(01)10818788021493 - Product Usage: The Epimed RF Introduction Cannula is intended for use in radiofrequency (RF) heat lesion procedures for the relief of pain.2020-02-21
- FDAVersa - Kath Mini Kit, with plastic L.O.R Syringe 12g X 12in (30.5 cm), 5 units, Sterile ED, REF 181-2112, RX, (01) 108187880213945, LOT 31129344 for epidural or caudal anesthesia2019-06-18
- FDAVersa - Kath Mini Kit, with plastic L.O.R Syringe 12g X 12in (30.5 cm), 5 units, Sterile ED, REF 181-2112, RX, (01) 108187880213945, LOT 311291155 for epidural or caudal anesthesia2019-06-18
- FDANEO-KATH(TM) Caudal Set, REF 201-2430, Sterile2017-12-28
- FDANEO-KATH Epidural Catheter Set, REF 200-2430, Sterile2017-12-28
- FDACOUDE Blunt Nerve Block Needle, 10 units, 0.71mm (22 Ga) x 152mm, Each Unit Contains One Blunt Nerve Block Needle and One Wing, Sterile2017-07-24
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