Date Initiated by Firm |
August 01, 2019 |
Create Date |
November 26, 2019 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 02, 2021 |
Recall Number |
Z-0512-2020 |
Recall Event ID |
83587 |
HDE Number |
H970001 |
Product Classification |
Stent, bladder, fetal - Product Code MPR
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Product |
Rocket KCH Fetal Bladder Drainage Catheter Model: R57405 |
Code Information |
All lots (UDI): 05055270913678 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Rocket Medical Plc Industrial Estate Sedling Road Wear Indu Tyne & Wear Washington United Kingdom
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
A complaint was received regarding kinking of the device prior to use. If a device is kinked it cannot be used. In addition, the company became aware that the device had been used for pleural drainage, which is not included in the device indications.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Labeling design |
Action |
Rocket Medical issued Urgent Field Safety Notice (FSN) dated July 30, 2019 advising of problem, action taken: update to IFU-Do NOT pull the tip of the catheter in an attempt to straighten it as this will induce twisting of the material and cause the catheter to kink. In addition added :This product is contraindicated for pleural drainage. Communicate this FSN to Hospital Supply Departments, Medical Device Safety Officers and those working within fetal medicine within your facility. For any devices that have been transferred to other organization(s), please ensure that details of these devices are returned to Rocket Medical and that a copy of the FSN is provided to the organization(s) to which the device has been transferred. Complete, scan and return response form, or email your responses, as soon as possible but before August 31st to cust-occ110@rocketmedical.com. |
Quantity in Commerce |
1081 |
Distribution |
Nationwide |
Total Product Life Cycle |
TPLC Device Report
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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HDE Database |
HDEs with Product Code = MPR and Original Applicant = ROCKET MEDICAL PLC
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