# K032144: Perifix Catheter Connector

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: B.Braun Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 1, 2003 after 79 days
- Product code: CAZ (Anesthesia Conduction Kit)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5140
- Recalls of this device: 2 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K840287 (1984). 2 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K022019: Perifix Catheter Connector, B.Braun Medical, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K051171: Stingray Epidural Catheter Connector (2005), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jul 20, 2018 · Class II · Z-3331-2018: The catheter connectors may not stay closed during in and in some cases, leakage or disconnection of the catheters from the catheter connectors has been observed.
- Jul 20, 2018 · Class II · Z-3332-2018: The catheter connectors may not stay closed during in and in some cases, leakage or disconnection of the catheters from the catheter connectors has been observed.

## Indications for use
A connection device used to provide various anesthetic and fluid administration devices with a single, common access point to 18 - 19 gauge Perifix catheter for delivery of anesthetics, The connector is used in conjunction with 18 - 19 gauge. Perifix catheters for continuous administration of anesthetic agents.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K032144
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology