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Brand Name: Rocket Product Name: Rocket 18Fg Seldinger Catheter with Safety Guard Model/Catalog Number: R54544-18-SG Software Version: N/A Product Description: Chest tube manufactured from PVC, with fenestrations and a barium stripe to the indicated French gauge size. Supplied with a procedure pack to allow percutaneous insertion, supplied with connectors to allow attachment to chest drain bottle devices.

Z-0953-2026

November 07, 2025

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Rocket Medical Plc
Event
Event 97994
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
110 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0953-2026

Official wording

Reason: IFU and device kit labeling contains misleading statements leading to improper securing of the device resulting in the potential to fall out during use.

Code information: Model/Catalog Number: R54544-18-SG; UDI-DI: 050552709TF06DXY; Lot Code: 496809, 501616, 497346, 501710, 497665, 502431, 498972, 503735, 499909, 503937, 500782, 504573, 501256, 504824;

Distribution pattern: Domestic: CO, CT, IL, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NM, OH, RI, SC, TX; International: UAE, Austria, Australia, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, India, Italy, Jersey, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    IFU and device kit labeling contains misleading statements leading to improper securing of the device resulting in the potential to fall out during use.