MAUDE Adverse Event Report: B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. PENCAN®; NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)

Catalog Number	333877
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Date of Event	02/27/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
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: incident_description lors de l'anesthésie rachidienne, il y a eu contact osseux avec l'aiguille et lors du retrait pour se repositionner, découverte que l'aiguille est brisée en deux.Le bout de l'aiguille spinale a dû être retiré chirurgicalement.Translation: during the spinal anesthesia, there was bone contact with the needle and upon withdrawal to reposition, it was discovered that the needle was broken in two.The tip of the spinal needle had to be surgically removed.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
This report has been identified as b.Braun medical internal report number (b)(4).A 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.Five retains from the reported lot number were tested and passed per specification.No sample was provided for evaluation.Based on the data from the investigation, the root cause of the reported incident was unable to be determined.The reported defect was unable to be confirmed.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: PENCAN®
• Common Device Name: NEEDLE, CONDUCTION, ANESTHETIC (W/WO INTRODUCER)
• 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: 22039101
• Report Number: 2523676-2025-00521
• Device Sequence Number: 9096171
• Product Code: BSP
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04046963069568
• UDI-Public: (01)04046963069568(11)240529(17)290430(10)00VL945972
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K932569
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,User Facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 07/09/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 333877
• Device Lot Number: 00VL945972
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/14/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: Not provided
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/16/2025
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 07/09/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/29/2024
• 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
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown