BD 406048 - Epidural Tray with 18G x 3.5 Inch Tuohy Weiss Needle, 20G x 36 Inch Nylon Closed-End Catheter, Glass LOR Syringe, Lidocaine, Sodium Chloride, and Blue Drape 10/CS

BD 406048 - Epidural Tray with 18G x 3.5 Inch Tuohy Weiss Needle, 20G x 36 Inch Nylon Closed-End Catheter, Glass LOR Syringe, Lidocaine, Sodium Chloride, and Blue Drape 10/CS

The BD 406048 Epidural Tray is a sterile, single-use procedural tray designed to support epidural anesthesia placement in professional healthcare environments. This tray includes an 18G x 3.5 inch Tuohy Weiss epidural needle, a 20G x 36 inch polyamide nylon bullet tip closed-end catheter, a 5 cc glass loss-of-resistance syringe with metal tip, Lidocaine HCL 1 percent 5 mL, Lidocaine HCL 1.5 percent with epinephrine 1:200,000 5 mL, Sodium Chloride 0.9 percent 10 mL, and a blue drape.

This tray provides anesthesia teams with a ready-to-use epidural setup that supports sterile preparation, epidural space access, catheter placement, and medication handling. The Tuohy Weiss epidural needle assists with controlled access to the epidural space, while the 20G nylon bullet tip closed-end catheter supports continued epidural medication delivery after placement.

Key Benefits

The BD 406048 Epidural Tray helps improve procedural efficiency by consolidating essential epidural components into one organized sterile tray. This reduces setup time, limits the need to gather individual supplies separately, and supports consistent preparation across anesthesia departments, labor and delivery units, operating rooms, and procedural care settings.

The sterile, single-use design supports infection prevention practices and helps reduce the risk of cross-contamination between patients. The organized tray format helps clinicians maintain focus on patient positioning, sterile technique, accurate needle placement, catheter advancement, and medication safety.

The included 5 cc glass LOR syringe with metal tip supports standard loss-of-resistance technique and may provide tactile feedback during epidural space identification. The 18G Tuohy Weiss needle and 20G closed-end catheter configuration may be selected when clinicians prefer a smaller profile than 17G needle and 19G catheter tray options while still using a complete epidural tray format.

Compatibility and Applications

The BD 406048 Epidural Tray is compatible with standard epidural anesthesia workflows performed by trained healthcare professionals. It supports procedures involving Tuohy Weiss epidural needle placement, loss-of-resistance confirmation, catheter advancement, local anesthetic use, saline handling, and sterile field preparation.

This tray is commonly used in hospitals, labor and delivery units, operating rooms, surgical centers, anesthesia departments, procedural care areas, and pain management settings. Typical applications may include labor analgesia, perioperative epidural anesthesia, postoperative pain management, and selected pain control procedures where epidural access is clinically appropriate.

Usage Guidelines

Use the BD 406048 Epidural Tray only by or under the supervision of qualified healthcare professionals trained in neuraxial anesthesia procedures. Before opening the tray, verify the product code, expiration date, sterile package integrity, medication labels, and patient-specific procedural requirements.

Prepare the patient, procedural site, and sterile field according to institutional policy. Open the tray using sterile technique and use the included blue drape as appropriate to support sterile field control. Use the Tuohy Weiss epidural needle, nylon closed-end catheter, glass LOR syringe, lidocaine, lidocaine with epinephrine, and sodium chloride only as directed by manufacturer labeling, clinical protocols, and professional judgment.

Do not use the tray if the sterile barrier is damaged, if the package has been opened, if the product is expired, or if any component appears compromised. Dispose of used sharps, catheter materials, medication containers, and procedural waste according to facility policy and applicable biomedical waste regulations.

Certifications and Safety Standards

The BD 406048 Epidural Tray is manufactured for professional medical use and is intended to support sterile procedural practice in epidural anesthesia settings. Its sterile, single-use configuration helps healthcare facilities maintain infection prevention standards when used according to product labeling and institutional procedures.

Healthcare facilities should verify current product labeling, medication dating, regulatory status, and compliance documentation through BD, CIA Medical, or authorized product documentation before clinical use. Certification details, regulatory clearances, and approval status may vary by market, product configuration, and distribution channel.

Comparison with Competitors

Compared with purchasing epidural components individually, the BD 406048 Epidural Tray provides a more efficient and standardized procedural setup. This can help reduce preparation time, improve supply consistency, and support predictable epidural workflows across anesthesia teams.

Compared with basic epidural trays that may include fewer components, this tray includes an 18G x 3.5 inch Tuohy Weiss epidural needle, a 20G x 36 inch polyamide nylon bullet tip closed-end catheter, a 5 cc glass LOR syringe with metal tip, Lidocaine HCL 1 percent, Lidocaine HCL 1.5 percent with epinephrine, Sodium Chloride 0.9 percent 10 mL, and a blue drape.

Compared with epidural trays using larger 17G needle and 19G catheter configurations, the 18G needle and 20G catheter profile may be preferred in procedures where a smaller component profile is suitable. Compared with plastic LOR syringe trays, the glass LOR syringe may appeal to clinicians who prefer a firmer tactile response during loss-of-resistance identification.

Typical User Profile and Application Scenarios

The typical users of the BD 406048 Epidural Tray include anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, anesthesia residents, labor and delivery clinicians, pain management physicians, surgical teams, and other trained healthcare professionals involved in epidural procedures.

This tray is especially useful in clinical environments where epidural placement is performed regularly and where consistent access to sterile, ready-to-use components is important. Common scenarios include labor epidural placement, perioperative epidural anesthesia, postoperative analgesia, and selected pain management procedures requiring epidural catheter placement.

Best Practices for Use and Maintenance

Store the BD 406048 Epidural Tray in a clean, dry, temperature-controlled medical supply area. Keep the tray sealed in its original packaging until ready for use and rotate inventory by expiration date to maintain product readiness.

Before beginning the procedure, confirm that the tray contents match the intended clinical use and that all medication components are appropriate for the patient. Follow facility protocols for patient identification, informed consent, allergy screening, anticoagulation review, contraindication assessment, site preparation, and patient monitoring.

Maintain strict aseptic technique during setup, needle placement, catheter advancement, medication handling, and post-procedure management. Do not reuse, resterilize, or reprocess any component from the tray. After the procedure, place sharps in approved sharps containers and dispose of all medical waste according to institutional and regulatory requirements.

Regulatory and Safety Information

The BD 406048 Epidural Tray is intended for professional clinical use only. Epidural anesthesia procedures require specialized training, careful patient evaluation, sterile technique, medication verification, and appropriate patient monitoring.

Clinicians should follow applicable safety requirements for patient identification, informed consent, allergy review, anticoagulation precautions, neurologic assessment, medication administration, aseptic technique, sharps handling, and biomedical waste disposal. The product should be used only in accordance with BD labeling, facility policy, and applicable federal, state, and local healthcare regulations.

How to Order

Select the BD 406048 Epidural Tray and add it to your cart. Complete checkout with your preferred shipping and payment options. For bulk orders, quotes, or further assistance, contact CIA Medical customer service at (312) 275-5850 or use the contact form on this page.