FDA Enforcement Class II Ongoing

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.

Recall: Z-0953-2026 · Reported December 24, 2025

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0953-2026
Event ID
97994
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Rocket Medical Plc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
December 24, 2025
Initiation Date
November 7, 2025
Classification Date
December 18, 2025
Address
Industrial Estate Sedling Road Wear Industrial Estate, Washington, Tyne & Wear, N/A, United Kingdom

Description

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.

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 Info

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

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

Quantity

110 units