BD 406049 - 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 Clear Drape 10/CS

BD 406049 - 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 Clear Drape 10/CS

The BD 406049 Epidural Tray is a sterile, single-use procedural tray designed to support epidural anesthesia placement in professional healthcare settings. 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 clear drape.

This tray provides anesthesia professionals with an organized epidural setup for sterile preparation, epidural space access, catheter placement, and medication handling. The Tuohy Weiss epidural needle supports controlled access to the epidural space, while the 20G nylon bullet tip closed-end catheter is designed for continued epidural medication delivery after successful placement.

Key Benefits

The BD 406049 Epidural Tray helps improve procedural efficiency by combining essential epidural components into one sterile, ready-to-use tray. This reduces preparation time, minimizes the need to gather supplies from multiple locations, and supports consistent workflow across anesthesia departments and procedural care teams.

The sterile, single-use design supports infection prevention practices and helps reduce the risk of cross-contamination between patients. The tray format also helps standardize epidural setup, allowing clinicians to focus on patient assessment, sterile technique, 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 the tactile response preferred by clinicians during epidural space identification. The 18G needle and 20G catheter configuration may be suitable for workflows where a smaller component profile is preferred compared with 17G needle and 19G catheter tray options.

Compatibility and Applications

The BD 406049 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, epidural 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, pain management settings, and procedural care areas. Typical applications may include labor epidural placement, perioperative epidural anesthesia, postoperative pain management, and selected pain control procedures where epidural access is clinically appropriate.

Usage Guidelines

Use the BD 406049 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 clear drape as appropriate to support sterile field control while maintaining visibility of the procedural area. 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 packaging 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 406049 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 406049 Epidural Tray provides a more organized, consistent, and efficient procedural setup. This can help reduce setup time, improve supply standardization, and support predictable epidural workflows across clinical 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 clear drape.

Compared with trays that include a blue drape, the clear drape configuration may be preferred in clinical settings where maintaining visibility around the procedural field is useful. Compared with plastic LOR syringe tray options, the glass LOR syringe may appeal to clinicians who prefer a more rigid tactile response during loss-of-resistance identification.

Typical User Profile and Application Scenarios

The typical users of the BD 406049 Epidural Tray include anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, anesthesia residents, labor and delivery clinicians, pain management physicians, surgical teams, and trained procedural care professionals involved in epidural placement.

This tray is especially useful in clinical environments where epidural procedures are performed regularly and where sterile, organized, ready-to-use components are 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 406049 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 help 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, contraindication assessment, anticoagulation review, site preparation, and patient monitoring.

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

Regulatory and Safety Information

The BD 406049 Epidural Tray is intended for professional clinical use only. Epidural anesthesia procedures require specialized training, careful patient evaluation, sterile technique, medication verification, and appropriate post-procedure monitoring.

Clinicians should follow all applicable safety requirements for patient identification, 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 406049 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.