# K022019: Perifix Catheter Connector

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: B.Braun Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 1, 2002 after 42 days
- Product code: BSO (Catheter, Conduction, Anesthetic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5120
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K840287 (1984). 1 ancestor in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K840287: Brachial Plexus Anesthesia Tray, Burron Medical Products, Inc. (1984) Summary page 1.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K840179: Continuous Epidural Anesthes. Tray, Burron Medical Products, Inc. (1984). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Most influential descendants
- K033952: Perifix Catheter Connector (2004), 1 descendant of its own
- K032144: Perifix Catheter Connector (2003), 1 descendant of its own
- K172777: Catheter Clamping Adapter LUER 80369-7, Catheter Clamping Adapter NRFit 80369-7 (2018), 0 descendants of its own
- K051171: Stingray Epidural Catheter Connector (2005), 0 descendants of its own
- K050557: Amt Nanocath (2005), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
A connection device used to provide various anesthetic and fluid administration devices with a single, common access point to an 18 or 20 gauge Perifix catheter for delivery of anesthetics. The connector is used in conjunction with 18 or 20 gauge Perifix catheters for continuous administration of anesthetic agents.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022019
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology