Important safety information on the risk of difficulty or impossibility inserting the catheter into the peelable sheath in the Celsite PICC-Cel kits

B.Braun Medical (B.Braun) would like to inform healthcare professionals with important safety information regarding the use of B.Braun Celsite PICC-Cel kits. Following a limited number of customer complaints and further investigations, B.Braun has identified a risk of difficulty or impossibility in inserting the catheter into the peelable sheath provided in selected models of Celsite PICC-Cel kits, manufactured before May 2014. B.Braun recommends that users verify the insertion of the catheter through the peelable sheath before starting implantation procedures. The local import and supply of the affected products has ceased since 2012. Healthcare professionals are advised to refer to the letter for more details.

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.