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Field Safety Notice Intersurgical Guedel Airways (ICN 3381)

Ref: 2026/3381 - 2 July 2026

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Recall

Intersurgical has advised that the product recall of affected Guedel Airway products has created a disruption in supply.

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Field Safety Notice Creo Medical ScopeSnare FAL24532 and FAL24522 (ICN 3340)

Ref: 2026/3340 - 1 July 2026

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Alert

Creo Medical has shared a Field Safety Notice issued by their manufacturer Transmed affecting Single Use Cold Snares.

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Field Safety Notice Lawmed Ltd Airseal Access Points (ICN 3376)

Ref: 2026/3376 - 30 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Lawmed Ltd has shared a Field Safety Notice issued by CONMED updating their Instructions for Use (IFU).

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Field Safety Notice Medtronic EOPA™ Arterial Cannulae (ICN 3396)

Ref: 2026/3396 - 29 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Medtronic has issued Field Safety Notice FA1573 following reports of pinhole leaks in the wire-wound body of the 22fr EOPA 3D arterial cannulae used during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures.

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Supply Issues Ontex UK Ltd Belted Pads (ICN 3260)

Ref: 2026/3260 - 24 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Supply Disruption

The supply issue with belted pads from Ontex UK is continuing.

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Supply Issues Boston Scientific Ltd Cryo Needles (ICN 3378)

Ref: 2026/3378 - 22 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Supply Disruption

The supplier Boston Scientific Ltd has informed us of a supply issue with its cryo needle range of products.

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Field Safety Notice Intersurgical Various BVM Resuscitators (ICN 2987)

Ref: 2025/2987 - 19 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Alert

Intersurgical has issued a Field Safety Notice regarding specific lots of various BVM Resuscitators.

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Field Safety Notice Boston Scientific FARADRIVE™ Steerable Sheath Updated Instructions for Use (ICN 3370)

Ref: 2026/3370 - 17 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Boston Scientific has issued a Field Safety Notice regarding the FARADRIVE™ Steerable Sheath, highlighting a very low risk of air embolism (0.0134%) linked in some cases to damage of the haemostatic valve from incorrect dilator insertion during preparation.

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Field Safety Notice Steris NEUTRA-FLUSH™ + Endoscope Channel Cleanser (ICN 3354)

Ref: 2026/3354 - 8 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Steris has issued a Field Safety Notice following reports of an unusual, sulphur-like odour from four lots of NEUTRA-FLUSH™+.

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Safety Alert Molnlycke Hibiwash 500ml Bottle 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Antiseptic DEC85030 (ICN 3296)

Ref: 2026/3296 - 5 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Recall

On 23 March 2026 the MHRA issued a Class 2 Medicine Recall, DMRC- 38814497 regarding Hibiwash 500ml bottle 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Antiseptic DEC85030.

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Field Safety Notice Becton Dickinson BD Connecta™ Stopcocks (ICN 3349)

Ref: 2026/3349 - 3 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Becton Dickinson (BD) has issued Field Safety Notice regarding BD Connecta™ Stopcocks.

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Field Safety Notice Boston Scientific CRETM Wireguided, CRE PROTM, and CRE PRO GITM Balloon Dilation Catheters (ICN 3345)

Ref: 2026/3345 - 3 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Boston Scientific has issued Field Safety Notice 97593441-FA recalling CRETM Wireguided, CRE PROTM Wireguided, and CRE PRO GITM Wireguided balloon dilation catheters due to a potential sterile breach of the pouches in which the devices are packaged.

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Field Safety Notice Armstrong Medical Resuscitation Sets with Adjustable Pressure Limiting (APL) Valve (ICN 3281)

Ref: 2026/3281 - 2 June 2026

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Alert

Armstrong Medical has issued an update, Version 2, and provided further Instructions for Use, (IFUs) for their Field Safety Notice CAPA-100 to extend the scope of products affected.

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Supply Issues Greiner Bio-One Ltd Blood Collection Products Regulatory Inform (ICN 2802)

Ref: 2025/2802 - 28 May 2026

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Supplier Update

The derogation with blood collection products from Greiner Bio-One is continuing.

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Field Safety Notice Kimal Namic White Star Handle Manifolds and Namic Rotating Adaptor Syringes (ICN 3326)

Ref: 2026/3326 - 28 May 2026

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Recall

NHS England has also issued a communication dated 23 April 2026, publication reference: PRN02516.

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