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Important Customer Notices (ICNs)

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Supply Issues Vygon UK Ltd Plugs Stoppers and Bungs FSP246 (ICN 2862)

Ref: 2025/2862 - 28 April 2025

Important Customer Notice Status Resolved Type Supply Disruption

The supply issue with  Plugs Stoppers and Bungs from Vygon UK Ltd is now resolved.

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Supply Issues Terumo UK Ltd Hydropearl Embolic Agent Products (ICN 1258)

Ref: 2021/1258 - 24 April 2025

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Supply Disruption

The supply issue with Hydropearl Embolic Agent products from Terumo UK Ltd has improved.

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Field Safety Notice Intersurgical Ltd Various Uniflow Coaxial Breathing Systems Risk of Disconnection (ICN 2824)

Ref: 2025/2824 - 23 April 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Intersurgical Ltd has issued a Field Safety Notice following reports of the extendable expiratory gas tubing disconnecting from the T- piece, due to insecure connection of the two main parts.

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Supply Issues Marillo Foods Ltd Canned Fruit AHG272 (ICN 2901)

Ref: 2025/2901 - 8 April 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Supply Disruption

The supplier Marillo Foods Ltd has informed us of a supply issue with one of their Canned Fruit products.

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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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Product Update Essity UK Tork Hand Towel Products MRT199 and MRT226 (ICN 2877)

Ref: 2025/2877 - 18 March 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Update

The supplier Essity UK Tork has informed us of a product update with its Tork Xpress® Multifold Hand Towel products.

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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 ICU Medical Intubation ORAL/NASAL Endotracheal Tubes (ICN 2842)

Ref: 2025/2842 - 10 March 2025

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Recall

The affected products remain impacted by the supply issue outlined in ICN 2759.

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Field Safety Notice Vygon Lifecath PICC and MST Kit FSU373 (ICN 2801)

Ref: 2025/2801 - 10 March 2025

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Recall

Vygon has advised they are now able to fulfil orders of FSU373 with unaffected stock.

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Supply Issues KCI Medical Ltd Change of Supply Route Multiple Products (ICN 2847)

Ref: 2025/2847 - 3 March 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Supply Disruption

We have been working with KCI Medical Ltd to remove their existing products from the Blue Diamond route.

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Field Safety Notice Medtronic Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device Shield Technology (ICN 2829)

Ref: 2025/2829 - 17 February 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Medtronic has issued a Field Safety Notice initiating a product recall of the Pipeline Vantage devices with the part numbers PED3-027-xxx-xx, which represents compatibility to 0.027inch (0.69mm) inner diameter microcatheters “Pipeline Vantage 027”.

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Product Update Multiple Suppliers NRFit™ Connectors (ICN 890)

Ref: 2019/890 - 10 February 2025

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Update

NHS England has issued an update to the National Patient Safety Alert regarding the transition to NRFit™ Connectors for intrathecal and epidural procedures, and delivery of regional blocks.

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Field Safety Notice Zimmer Biomet NexGen LCCK Articular Surface with Locking Screw Products FJE4296 and FQN5777 (ICN 2819)

Ref: 2025/2819 - 6 February 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Zimmer Inc. is conducting a batch specific medical device Field Safety Corrective Action (removal) for seven batches of the NexGen LCCK Articular Surface with Locking Screw products.

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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 Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE® HOLDEX® Single-Use Holder PP Single-Packed Sterile KFK111 (ICN 2724)

Ref: 2024/2724 - 22 January 2025

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Recall

Greiner Bio-one has advised NHS Supply Chain of four further affected Lot numbers to the ICN issued 31 October 2024.

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