FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Rocket Medical Plc: Brand Name: Rocket Product Name: Rocket 18Fg Seldinger Catheter with Safety Guard Model/Catalog Number: R54544-18-SG Software Version: N/A Product Description: Chest tube manufactured from PVC, with fenestrations and a barium stripe to the indicated French gauge size. Supplied with a procedure pack to allow percutaneous insertion, supplied with connectors to allow attachment to chest drain bottle devices.
- Recall number
- Z-0953-2026
- Recalling firm
- Rocket Medical Plc
- Product
- Brand Name: Rocket Product Name: Rocket 18Fg Seldinger Catheter with Safety Guard Model/Catalog Number: R54544-18-SG Software Version: N/A Product Description: Chest tube manufactured from PVC, with fenestrations and a barium stripe to the indicated French gauge size. Supplied with a procedure pack to allow percutaneous insertion, supplied with connectors to allow attachment to chest drain bottle devices.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2025-11-07
- Posted
- 2025-12-18
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- IFU and device kit labeling contains misleading statements leading to improper securing of the device resulting in the potential to fall out during use.
- Root cause
- Labeling design
- Action
- On November 12, 2025, Urgent Medical Device Correction Letters were sent to customers. Actions to be taken: 1. Ensure a copy of this letter and the updated IFU are available to all users or potential users of this device. 2. Complete the FSN acknowledgement form and return via the email provided.
- Quantity
- 110 units
- Distribution
- Domestic: CO, CT, IL, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NM, OH, RI, SC, TX; International: UAE, Austria, Australia, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, India, Italy, Jersey, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model/Catalog Number: R54544-18-SG; UDI-DI: 050552709TF06DXY; Lot Code: 496809, 501616, 497346, 501710, 497665, 502431, 498972, 503735, 499909, 503937, 500782, 504573, 501256, 504824;
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GBX
- Firm FEI
- 3002808026
- Firm city
- not on file
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- United Kingdom
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28