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Showing 39 ICNs only belonging to tag: Product Alert Clear filter

Field Safety Notice Drager Filter/HME Slow Increase of CO2-Curve (ICN 2978)

Ref: 2025/2978 - 5 June 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Drager has issued a Field Safety Notice regarding the slow increase of CO2-curve when using of the sampling port of Draeger Filter/HME for the products affected.

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Field Safety Notice Rocket Medical Copeland Fetal Scalp Electrodes (ICN 2973)

Ref: 2025/2973 - 3 June 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Rocket Medical has issued a Field Safety Notice, updating the Instructions For Use (IFU) for Rocket Copeland Fetal Scalp Electrodes.

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Field Safety Notice GenX Open Suction Catheters (ICN 2966)

Ref: 2025/2966 - 30 May 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

NHS Supply Chain has made the decision to quarantine four Open Suction Catheters supplied by GenX whilst we explore a potential issue.

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Field Safety Notice Medtronic Evolut™ PRO+/FX/FX+ Bioprosthesis (ICN 2924)

Ref: 2025/2924 - 21 May 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Medtronic has issued a Field Safety Notice regarding updates to the Instructions for Use (IFU) and Physician/Healthcare Practitioner Training related to potential damage to the bioprosthesis container (jar) upon opening.

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Field Safety Notice Baxter Healthcare Welch Allyn Non-Automated Blood Pressure Gauges Correct Storage Temperature (ICN 2948)

Ref: 2025/2948 - 20 May 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Baxter Healthcare has issued a Field Safety Notice (reference FA 2025 071) to inform customers of the correct storage temperature for the Welch Allyn Non-Automated Blood Pressure Gauges.

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Field Safety Notice Philips Microstream Intubated Filter Lines (ICN 2929)

Ref: 2025/2929 - 15 May 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Philips has issued a Field Safety Notice: 2025-CC-HPM-011, updating the instructions for use, (IFU), for the Microstream Advance Intubated CO2 Filter Line, VitaLine Intubated CO2 Filter Line and FilterLine Intubated CO2 Filter Line.

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Field Safety Notice Salts Healthcare Adhesive Remover Spray GCC1452 (ICN 2935)

Ref: 2025/2935 - 14 May 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Salts Healthcare have been made aware that recent supplies of the Salts Adhesive Remover Spray (supplier code - WAP), may present with a stronger odour than usual of peppermint.

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Field Safety Notice Johnson & Johnson ENDOPATH ECHELON™ Vascular White Reload for Advanced Placement Tip (35 mm, 4 Row) FTX7610 (ICN 2927)

Ref: 2025/2927 - 2 May 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Johnson & Johnson has issued a Field Safety Notice regarding ENDOPATH ECHELON™ Vascular White Reload for Advanced Placement Tip (35 mm, 4 Row) product code VASECR35, distributed since 30 May 2024 and with expiration dates starting from 31 August 2026 to help ensure safe and effective use.

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Field Safety Notice Olympus UHI-4 High Flow Insufflation Unit (ICN 2375)

Ref: 2023/2375 - 7 April 2025

Important Customer Notice Status Resolved Type Product Alert

Olympus advise the issue is now resolved and the UHI-4 High Flow Insufflation Unit is now available to order.

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Field Safety Notice GBUK Enteral Feeding Syringe 5ml Transposed Lot Numbers FWD304 (ICN 2888)

Ref: 2025/2888 - 3 April 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

GBUK has issued an Advisory Field Safety Notice following discovery that two lot numbers, 241109 and 241119, have been transposed.

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Field Safety Notice Vygon Lifecath Biflux Double Lumen Catheter FSU129 (ICN 2870)

Ref: 2025/2870 - 12 March 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Vygon has issued an Advisory Field Safety Notice, to inform customers of an increase of customer reports in the UK relating to catheter fractures and malfunction of the pinch clamps on the catheter, specifically product code FSU129.

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Field Safety Notice Baxter Healthcare MiniCap Extended Life PD Transfer Sets (ICN 2714)

Ref: 2024/2714 - 26 February 2025

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Alert

We have received an update to the Field Safety Notice dated 23 October 2024 issued by Baxter, about a potential patient safety issue related to MiniCap Extended Life PD Transfer Sets.

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Field Safety Notice Olympus Thunderbeat Jaw Breakage Issue FGE4025, FGE4026 and FGE4027 (ICN 2810)

Ref: 2025/2810 - 29 January 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Olympus has issued a Field Safety Notice following customer feedback reporting the probe tips of the Thunderbeat type S hand instruments becoming damaged or breaking, also instances of pad damage or breaking.

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Field Safety Notice Vernacare International Limited Woundcare Procedure Pack EVJ017 (ICN 2783)

Ref: 2025/2783 - 7 January 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Vernacare International Limited has issued a Field Safety Notice regarding specific Lots of their Procedure Packs due to lack of appropriate symbology following the May 2024 EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 implementation.

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Field Safety Notice Sarstedt Blood Culture Adapter (ICN 2778)

Ref: 2024/2778 - 20 December 2024

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Sarstedt has issued a Field Safety Notice regarding specific batches of blood culture adapters 14.1209 and 14.1207.

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