MAUDE Adverse Event Report: B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. ESPOCAN®; SPINAL EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA

Model Number	333165
Medical Device Problem Code	Difficult to Advance (2920)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Headache (1880); Needle Stick/Puncture (2462)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
This report has been identified as b.Braun medical internal report number (b)(4).The investigation is ongoing at this time.A follow up will be submitted when the investigation results become available.
Event or Problem Description
As reported by the user facility: detailed inquiry description: we have been having issues with frequent intravascular catheters with both the cse and epidural kits.The catheter seems to be "more stiff" if that makes sense.The other issue with the kits, is that the glass lor syringes are "sticking." we wet them with the saline multiple times, but the syringes stick and do not glide smoothly.The intravascular catheters have not had an adverse effects for the patients, but have resulted in longer placement times along with multiple placement attempts.The lor syringe issue did result on one wet tap during placement.This did require a blood patch.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
This report has been identified as b.Braun medical internal report number (b)(4).No sample was provided for evaluation.Based on the data from the investigation we are unable to determine the root cause of the reported incident.The reported defect was unable to be confirmed.The actual defective device is a valuable tool in investigating the cause of this incident.Retained units were evaluated and passed the internal testing.Review of the discrepancy management system (dsms) database was performed for the reported lot number and no abnormalities or non-conformances were noted during the in process or final product inspection.We will maintain this report for further references and continue to monitor other reports for similar occurrences.If any additional pertinent information becomes available, a follow up will be submitted.

• Brand Name: ESPOCAN®
• Common Device Name: SPINAL EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA
• Manufacturer (Section D): B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.; 901 marcon blvd.; allentown PA 18109
• Manufacturer Contact: jonathan severino ; 901 marcon blvd.; allentown, PA 18109 ; 4847197287
• MDR Report Key: 14270129
• Report Number: 2523676-2022-00177
• Device Sequence Number: 17432972
• Product Code: OFT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04046964179181
• UDI-Public: (01)04046964179181
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: IA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Health Professional,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/18/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 03/01/2022
• Device Model Number: 333165
• Device Catalogue Number: 333165
• Device Lot Number: 0061771938
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/11/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/11/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/03/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/19/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 03/15/2021
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown