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Customer Information Bulletins

Customer Information Bulletins are an important source of key information about our products, such as:

  • Product changes that may affect users or patients
  • Updated recommendations, guidelines or user warnings 
  • Details of product recalls 
  • Updated regulatory documentation

18/01/12

Rocket Amnilume - Light Safety
Customers may have received information from other manufacturers concerning potential hazards of high intensity or ‘laser’ light sources used for amnioscopy during fetal blood sampling. This CIB explains the position with relation to the standards,
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12/08/11

Rocket Rectal Solution Injection Sets - introduction of new packaging format
New pack format which includes the syringe and nozzle assembled. A larger peel pouch with paper backing to make product removal easier.
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29/07/11
08/11/11

Rocket Seldinger Chest Drainage Kits - introduction of new drain fixation device
A new drain fixation device is to be included in all Rocket Seldinger Chest Drainage Kits. The current silk suture is to be removed.
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21/10/10

Rocket FBS Kits and Rocket FBS Kits with Sampling Wand:
Introduction of green, x-ray detectable swabs to comply with recommendations of  NPSA NPSA/2010/RRR012:
Rapid Response Report: ‘
Reducing the risk of retained swabs after vaginal birth and perineal suturing’. NPSA May 2010;

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21/10/10

Rocket LLETZ Loops R57800 & R57805 Small & Square:
Changes to wire diameter for two codes in this range.

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29/09/10
08/10/10

Rocket Uterine Sounds - ADVISORY FIELD SAFETY NOTICE
Precautionary advisory Field Safety Notice referring Rocket Uterine Sounds produced in 2008.

R60547 LOTS: 416367, 416818 and R57420 LOT: 416163

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09/09/10

Rocket Seldinger, SG & PK Chest Drainage Kits:
Introduction of new style Seldinger guidewire introducer needle throughout the range
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15/07/10

Rocket Chest Drainage bottles - Antifoam:
Reissued CIB ref antifoam in chest drainage bottles. first released 26/01/06
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02/10/09

Rocket FBS Blades:
NEW Blade design to improve penetration and cutting performance to be released in November 2009
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31/03/09

Rocket IPC Drainage Kit:
Patient and Community Nurse Information
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19/06/08

Rocket Fetal Blood Sampling Kits:
Introduction of R57026, a FBS kit specifically for Siemens (Bayer) RapidLab and RapidPoint analysers
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14/05/08


Rocket Seldinger Chest Drainage Kits:
Introduction of 10cm (shorter) dilators

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02/05/08


Rocket Multipurpose Needle Drain
: Improvements to penetration characteristics

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02/05/08


Rocket KCH Catheter:
Rocket Medical strongly refute any claim that this product is to be discontinued.

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11/04/08


Rocket IPC Indwelling Pleural Catheter:
Upgrade to shorter insertion dilator

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13/03/08


Rocket Multipurpose Needle Drain:
Upgraded straightener sleeve.

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22/02/08


Rocket Seldinger Chest Drainage Kit:
Upgraded connector design and accessories.

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07/08/07


Rocket BulbTip Embryo Transfer Catheters:
Changes to the inner support tube

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22/06/07


WISAP Coagulators & Probes:
Discontinuation of distribution

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11/06/07


Seldinger Chest Drainage Kits:
New stiffener support valve and wide-bore stopcock, guide-wire. Supply position.

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11/06/07
Rocket Verres Needles:
Changes to stopcock design and operation

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26/04/07


Embryon Embryo Transfer Catheters:
Changes to inner catheter luer fitting
Update: 1st issued: 03/12/06

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23/03/07
Embryo Straws - Loading Guidelines:
CAUTION: check straw plug filling before use

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20/02/07


Third Party Supplier Agreement:  Ref: EU Tissue & Cells Directive. See Quality section for current Agreement document 
 
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20/02/07


Rocket Colour Coded Karman Catheters:
Details of the new colour codes to make size identification easier. 

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26/01/07


Rocket FBS Kits:
Addition of sponge-holder and gauze swabs to standard packs.  

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02/01/07


Embryo Plugs & Straws:
Rocket Medical are still supplying

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22/12/06


Diathermy and Insulated Vaginal Specula:
Background and risk advisory note.

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14/12/06


WISAP Coagulator Probes & Warranty

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14/11/06


Rocket Medical plc acquire Surgicraft's Copeland Obstetric Business:
Copeland FSE & Surgihook order codes

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14/11/06


Rocket FBS Kits using 55ul RADIOMETER safeCLINITUBES -
temporary supply issues.

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09/11/06


CerviNeedle Single Use Cartridge Syringe -
incorrect needle description

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21/07/06


Rocket EasyTip Multipurpose Drainage Catheters launched

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21/07/06

Craft Pumps Reusable Water Traps: tubing fault.
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