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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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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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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 Altomed Kirwan Surgical Products 25-Gauge Disposable Bipolar Pencils FSP11614 (ICN 2752)

Ref: 2025/2752 - 20 January 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Altomed has notified NHS Supply Chain about a product recall issued by the manufacturer Kirwan Surgical Products LLC regarding their 25-Gauge Disposable Bipolar Pencils.

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Field Safety Notice Baxter Healthcare Control-A-Flo Solution Administration Set with Needle Y-Site FSB874 (ICN 2794)

Ref: 2025/2794 - 15 January 2025

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Baxter Healthcare has issued a Field Safety Notice recalling specific Lots of Control-A-Flo Solution Administration Sets due to customer reports of separation at the junction between the drip chamber and tubing.

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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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Field Safety Notice Altomed Iris Retractors (ICN 2771)

Ref: 2024/2771 - 17 December 2024

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Alert

Altomed has issued a Field Safety Notice following a customer advising receipt of a box of Iris Retractors without an expiry date on the outer carton. The internal pouch had the correct expiry date.

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Field Safety Notice Coloplast Urology and Endourology Products (ICN 2768)

Ref: 2024/2768 - 16 December 2024

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Coloplast has issued a Field Safety Notice withdrawing from use a range of catheters, urethral bougies, and drainage devices from their Interventional Urology Portfolio.

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Field Safety Notice Advanced Medical Solutions Sterile Dressings (ICN 2718)

Ref: 2024/2718 - 5 November 2024

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) has issued a Field Safety Notice initiating a precautionary recall having become aware of a defect on primary packaging pouches, in which minor missing patches of Polyethylene have been detected.

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Field Safety Notice Smiths Medical Bivona® Neonatal/ Paediatric and Adult Tracheostomy Tubes (ICN 2569)

Ref: 2024/2569 - 24 June 2024

Important Customer Notice Status Update Type Product Recall

NHS Supply Chain has seen a significant increase in demand for the affected products.

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Field Safety Notice Convatec Carboflex™ Dressings 8 x 15cm and 15 x20cm ELV021 and ELV020 (ICN 2459)

Ref: 2024/2459 - 14 March 2024

Important Customer Notice Status New Type Product Recall

Convatec has issued a precautionary Field Safety Corrective Action Notice for specific Lots and dressing sizes of CarboFlex™ due to routine testing not meeting Convatec’s product sterility assurance level of <10-6.

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