FDA Devices recall · Reported October 15, 2025
Design Options, PERIFIX FX Epidural Anesthesia Tray. Product Code: CESK. Product Descriptions: 1. CESK ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIV HOSP. 2. CESK EAST JEFFERSON GEN HOSP 20071769. 3. CESK FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL. 4. CESK WASHOE MEDICAL CENTER. 5. CESK DETROIT MEDICAL CTR 20064586. 6. CESK ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER. 7. CESK EPIDURAL BLOCK TRAY. 8. CESK, BSW EPIDURAL TRAY. 9. CESK HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL. 10. CESK CE17TKFC10L. 11. CESK WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER.
Potential for the lid of the catheter connector to be in the incorrect position.
B Braun Medical INC recalled Design Options, PERIFIX FX Epidural Anesthesia Tray. Product Code: CESK. Product Descript… - a moderate-severity action.
Design Options, PERIFIX FX Epidural Anesthesia Tray. Product Code: CESK. Product Descript… was recalled by B Braun Medical INC in October 15, 2025. Reason: Potential for the lid of the catheter connector to be in the incorrect position.. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-0126-2026 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
B Braun Medical INC issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Potential for the lid of the catheter connector to be in the incorrect position..
- Moderate
- severity level
- 6K units
- affected scope
- Class II
- classification
- October 15, 2025
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-0126-2026 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
Medical Devices recalls over time
Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
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Product description
Design Options, PERIFIX FX Epidural Anesthesia Tray. Product Code: CESK. Product Descriptions: 1. CESK ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIV HOSP. 2. CESK EAST JEFFERSON GEN HOSP 20071769. 3. CESK FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL. 4. CESK WASHOE MEDICAL CENTER. 5. CESK DETROIT MEDICAL CTR 20064586. 6. CESK ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER. 7. CESK EPIDURAL BLOCK TRAY. 8. CESK, BSW EPIDURAL TRAY. 9. CESK HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL. 10. CESK CE17TKFC10L. 11. CESK WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER. 12. CESK FLORIDA HOSPITAL. 13. CESK RIVERSIDE HEALTH SYSTEM. 14. CESK MAYO CLINIC OB. 15. CESK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL DALLAS. 16. CESK HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL. 17. CESK OHIO STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER. 18. CESK NORTONS WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S. 19. CESK BEN TAUB. 20. CESK PENN MEDICINE CONTINUOUS-ORIG CUST. 21. CESK ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL. 22. CESK UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MED CTR. 23. CESK RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. 24. CESK ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER. 25. CESK INTEGRIS HEALTH. 26. CESK UMASS MEMORIAL. 27. CESK STANFORD UNIV HOSP 20054718. 28. CESK OVERLAKE HOSPITAL. 29. CESK CHRIST HOSPITAL 20057985. 30. CESK NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL.
Reason for recall
Potential for the lid of the catheter connector to be in the incorrect position.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recall number | Z-0126-2026 |
| Date reported | October 15, 2025 |
| Date initiated | September 18, 2025 |
| Recalling firm | B Braun Medical INC |
| Firm location | Allentown, PA |
| Affected scope | 5,770 units |
| Distribution | Nationwide distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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