Supply Issues Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife Nasal Cannula and Oxygen Facemask Products FDB917 and FDK6878 (ICN 3179)

• The supply issue with  nasal cannula and oxygen facemask products from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• Two products remain suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925 and FDK6926.
• Two product codes reman affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for the affected product FDK6925. However, some of these products may also become subject to intermittent supply with the increase in demand.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• We will continue to review the stock to minimise further disruption and will update this ICN as soon as we have further information.
• The supply issue is now anticipated to be resolved by 5 August 2026.

• The supply issue with spirometers and gas sampling line products from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• One product is now available to order through our online catalogue:
  • FDC381 – Gas Supply Line Sampling 3m M/M luer NON RETURNABLE.
• Two products remain suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925 and FDK6926.
• Two further products are in the process of being delisted, due to supplier discontinuation and are no longer available to order:
  • FDB917 – Oxygen Facemask High Concentration
  • FDK6878 – Nasal cannula.
• Two product codes are now affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for the affected products. However, some of these products may also become subject to intermittent supply with the increase in demand.
• Please note that there are no alternative products for FDK6926 and FDK6878.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• We will continue to review the stock to minimise further disruption and will update this ICN as soon as we have further information.
• The supply issue is still anticipated to be resolved by 17 July 2026.

• The supply issue with spirometers and gas sampling line products from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife has improved.
• One product is now available to order through our online catalogue:
  • FDC1048 – Gas Sampling Line 3M M/M Luer10 Pcs Non-Returnable.
• Three products remain suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925, FDK6926 and FDC381.
• Four products have now been delisted, due to supplier discontinuation:
  • FAG1677 – Facemask anaesthetic with air cushion and check valve – Adult size 5 non-scented with hook ring – flexible face mask with forward face plate valve 20 NON RETURNABLE
  • FAG3613 – Nasal cannula Infant cushion with 7ft / 2.1M tubing 50 cs NON RETURNABLE
  • FDD2098 – Oxygen therapy connector Valved tee adaptor 22mmo.d x 22mm o.d NON RETURNABLE
  • FDK6881 – Nasal cannula adult soft 4.2 m (14) crush resistant oxygen tubing NON RETURNABLE.
• Three products are now affected in total:
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for FDK6925. However, some of these products may also become subject to intermittent supply with the increase in demand.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• We will continue to review the stock to minimise further disruption.  We will update this ICN as soon as we have further information.
• The supply issue is now anticipated to be resolved by 17 July 2026.

• The supply issue with spirometers and gas sampling line products from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• Four further products are currently suspended and are in the process of being delisted, due to supplier discontinuation:
  • FAG1677 – Facemask anaesthetic with air cushion And check valve – Adult size 5 non-scented with hook ring – flexible face mask with forward face plate valve 20 NON RETURNABLE
  • FAG3613 – Nasal cannula Infant cushion with 7ft / 2.1M tubing 50 cs NON RETURNABLE
  • FDD2098 – Oxygen therapy connector Valved tee adaptor 22mmo.d x 22mm o.d NON RETURNABLE
  • FDK6881 – Nasal cannula adult soft 4.2 m (14) crush resistant oxygen tubing NON RETURNABLE.
• Three products remain suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925, FDK6926 and FDC381.
• One affected product is currently unavailable:
  • FDC1048 – Gas sampling line 3m m/m luer10 pcs NON RETURNABLE.
• Eight products are now affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for the affected products. However, some of these products may also become subject to intermittent supply with the increase in demand.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• We will update this ICN as soon as we have further information.
• The supply issue is still anticipated to be resolved by 19 June 2026.

• The supply issue with spirometers and gas sampling line products from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• One affected product is now suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925 – volume incentive 4000ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE
• Three products remain suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDC381- Sampling 3m M/M luer NON RETURNABLE
  • FDK6926 – volume incentive 4000ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE
  • FDC1048 – 3m m/m luer10 pcs NON RETURNABLE.
• Four products remain affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for FDC1048 and FDK6925. However, some of these products may also become subject to intermittent supply with the increase in demand.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• The supply issue is now anticipated to be resolved by 19 June 2026.

• The supply issue with spirometers and gas sampling line products from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• One further product code is now suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDC381 – Gas Supply Line Sampling 3m M/M luer NON-RETURNABLE.
• One affected product code is now available to order but subject to intermittent supply:
  • FDK6925 – Spirometer volume incentive 4000ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE.
• Two product codes remain suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6926 – Spirometer volume incentive 2500ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE
  • FDC1048 – Gas sampling line 3m m/m luer10 pcs NON-RETURNABLE.
• Four product codes are now affected in total.
• Please note that there are no alternative products available for FDC381 and FDK6926.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for FDK6925 and FDC1048. However, some of these products may also become subject to intermittent supply with the increase in demand.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• We will continue to review the stock to minimise further disruption and will update this ICN as soon as we have further information.
• The supply issue is now anticipated to be resolved by 5 June 2026.

• The supply issue with Spirometers from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• One further product code is now suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDC1048 – Gas sampling line 3m m/m luer10 pcs NON-RETURNABLE.
• Two product codes remain suspended and unavailable to order:
• • FDK6925 and FDK6926.
• Three product codes are now affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for some affected products. However, some of these products may also become subject to intermittent supply with the increase in demand.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• We will continue to review the stock to minimise further disruption and will update this ICN as soon as we have further information.
• The supply issue is now anticipated to be resolved by 15 May 2026.

• The supply issue with Spirometers from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• Two products remain suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925 – Spirometer volume incentive 4000ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE
  • FDK6926 – Spirometer volume incentive 2500ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE.
• Two products remain affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for FDK6925:
  • FDD4449 – Peak Flowmeter
  • FDE85135 – Muscle trainer.
• However, some of these products may also become subject to intermittent supply with the increase in demand.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• The supply issue is now anticipated to be resolved by 4 June 2026.

• The supply issue with Spirometers from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• Two products remain suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925 – Spirometer volume incentive 4000ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE
  • FDK6926 – Spirometer volume incentive 2500ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE.
• Two product codes remain affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for FDK6925:
  • FDD4449 – Peak Flowmeter
  • FDE85135 – Muscle trainer.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• The supply issue is now anticipated to be resolved by 6 April 2026.

• The supply issue with Spirometers from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• One product is no longer subject to intermittent supply and is now suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6926 – Spirometer.
• One product remains suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925 – Spirometer.
• Two products remain affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products are available to order through our online catalogue for FDK6925:
  • FDD4449 – Peak Flowmeter
  • FDE85135 – Muscle trainer.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• The supply issue is now anticipated to be resolved by 16 March 2026.

• The supply issue with Spirometers from Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife is continuing.
• One product remains suspended and unavailable to order:
  • FDK6925 – Spirometer.
• One product remains subject to intermittent supply:
  • FDK6926 – Spirometer.
• Two products remain affected in total.
• Potential indirect alternative products have now been identified and are available to order through our online catalogue for FDK6925:
  • FDD4449 – Peak Flowmeter
  • FDE85135 – Muscle trainer.
• See our Downloads▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes and potential alternatives.
• The supply issue is still anticipated to be resolved by 1 March 2026.

Change:

• The supplier Salter Labs UK T/A Airlife has informed us of a supply issue with its Spirometer products.
• Two products are affected:
  • FDK6925 – Spirometer volume incentive 4000ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE
  • FDK6926 – Spirometer volume incentive 2500ml without one-way valve 12/cs12/cs NON RETURNABLE.
• The supply issue is due to raw material shortage.

Impact:

• FDK6925 is currently unavailable to order.
• FDK6926 is currently subject to intermittent supply.
• Unfortunately, there are no alternatives available. Customers are advised to view the online catalogue for products they deem suitable.
• See our Downloads ▼ section to access the product listing for further information on the affected product codes.
• The supply issue is anticipated to be resolved by 1 March 2026.

Next Steps:              

• Customers are advised to log into our website to view the product listing for further information on the affected product codes.
• We will update the ICN when we have further information.
• If you have any further questions, please contact your local NHS Supply Chain Customer Services Advisor.

Please note that due to the clinical nature of these alternative products, we advise you to consult your own clinical experts to ensure suitability for your organisations use of these products.