# K030830: B. Braun Nerve Block Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: B.Braun Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 15, 2003 after 123 days
- Product code: MEB (Pump, Infusion, Elastomeric)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5725
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K896422 (1990). 12 ancestors in all.
10 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 23 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K971233: Soft Tip Epidural Catheter Kit, B.Braun Medical, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.
- K813186: Perfix Set for Epidural Anesthesia W/Tuo, Burron Medical Products, Inc. (1981) Summary page 1.
- K984502: Nerve Block Infusion Kit, I-Flow Corp. (1999) Summary page 1.
- K991543: Intraop Catheter, I-Flow Corp. (1999) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K042488: Perifix Catheter and Contiplex Catheter (2004), 9 descendants of its own
- K043500: Functional Anaesthetic Discography (Fad) System, Including Fad Catheter Kit and Fad Introducer Needle (2005), 3 descendants of its own
- K061210: Functional  Anaesthetic Discography (Fad) Catheter System, Model D01A ; Introducer Needle, Model D01B (2006), 2 descendants of its own
- K063071: Discyphor Catheter System, Model D01A; Discyphor Introducer Needle, Model D01B (2007), 1 descendant of its own
- K153297: Perifix and Contiplex Catheter (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The B. Braun Nerve Block Catheter is a device intended to provide, via percutaneous administration, continuous andor intermittent infusion of local anesthetics near a nerve for regional anesthesia and pain management during the pre-operative, perioperative and postoperative periods associated with general and orthopedic surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K030830
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology