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Event 68040

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 03, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
B. Braun Medical, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Sprotte Spinal Tray / Sprotte Spinal Needle 24 gauge with Introducer Spinal injection of anesthetics to provide regional anesthesia

Z-1666-2014
Recall number
Z-1666-2014
Initiated
April 03, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
B. Braun Medical, Inc.
Quantity
7400

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
B.Braun Medical, Inc. (BBMI) has received reports of 24 gauge Sprotte Needles that are missing the accompanying introducer needles.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

B.Braun Medical, Inc. (BBMI) has received reports of 24 gauge Sprotte Needles that are missing the accompanying introducer needles.

Code information

catalog no. 333740, lot no. 61358613, exp. 4/30/2015: Sprotte Spinal Tray, 24 gauge with 2mL Bupivacaine .75% with Dextrose 8.25% catalog no. 333741, lot no 61352071,exp. 12/31/2018: Sprotte Pencil Point Spinal Needle 24 gauge with Introducer catalog no. 333742, lot no.61350129, exp. 5/31/2015: Sprotte Spinal Tray, 24 gauge with 2mL Lidocaine 5% with Dextrose 7.5% catalog no. 560581, lot no.61354298, exp. 4/30/2015: Sprotte Spinal Tray 24 gauge with 2mL Bupivacaine .75% with Dextrose 8.25%

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and to Canada.

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