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This message is sent to share information on manufacturers’ field safety notices (FSNs) which have been brought to our attention. Manufacturers have a legal duty to distribute these notices to affected customers.
This message does not affect the manufacturer’s FSN distribution, but it provides a reference source to check against.
You should always contact your supplier or the manufacturer if you are affected by a field safety notice listed below but have not received it from them. This will help ensure that you are not also missed from future FSN distributions. Note that field safety notices will only be listed in the sections below if we have been made aware of them.
Section 1 below lists selected FSNs and other relevant safety updates for estates, facilities or general products which have been brought to our attention through various sources including Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). Section 2 lists FSNs for medical devices brought to our attention specifically by Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Section 1: estates, facilities or general products
None
Section 2: medical devices 08/07/24 – 12/07/24
- BD: Arctic Sun™ 5000 Temperature Management System 45476 Heating unit, pad, water, control unit MHRA reference: 31180556
- Maquet Cardiopulmonary GmbH (MCP)/Getinge: (VHK 71000) 45475 All products containing the component vacuum-tight reservoir (VHK 71000) Model: See Annex I MHRA reference: 31167951
- Maquet Cardiovascular/Getinge: Vasoview Hemopro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Systems 45464 MHRA reference: 31129579
- Medtronic: CareLink™ 2090 Programmer Autonomous Cursor 45474 Serial number prefixes PKK0 and PKK1 MHRA reference: 31178474
- Medtronic: CareLink™ 2090 and CareLink Encore™ 29901 programmers 45474 MHRA reference: 31178284
- Medtronic: DLP™ Single Stage Venous Cannulae 45474 Cardiopulmonary bypass/extracorporeal cannula Model: 67312 MHRA reference: 31129848
- Medtronic Limited: Puritan Bennett™ 520/560 Ventilator 45444 Portable electric ventilator MHRA reference: 31198409
- Philips: HeartStart Intrepid Monitor/Defibrillator 45474 Defibrillators Model: 867172 MHRA reference: 31167448 – Customer letter MHRA reference: 31167448 – Distributor letter
- Philips BiPAP A40 Pro, BiPAP A40 EFL, BiPAP A30 EFL 2023-CC-SRC-042 Portable electric ventilator MHRA reference: 31197027
- Smiths Medical: CADD™ Infusion System Infusion Sets 45474 Infusion pump cassette Model: See updated FSN MHRA reference: 31167898 – Updated FSN MHRA reference: 31167898 – FAQ
- Stryker: HeartSine Samaritan® PAD 350P/360P/450P/500P 45383 MHRA reference: 31167403….
The above list of FSNs for medical devices is copied from the relevant MHRA web page. If you wish to browse or search for FSNs on the MHRA website, please click here.
Section 3: updates and changes to previously published medical device FSNs
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Adverse Incidents
Incidents and near-misses should always be reported to local incident management systems (often referred to as Datix, Ullyses, SHE, etc.). However, IRIC also needs to be informed about incidents and near-misses when they involve:
- Medical devices, e.g. infusion pump, central line, hoist, care bed, x-ray machine, ventilator
- In vitro diagnostic devices or IVDs, e.g. blood analyser, reagent, SARS-CoV-2 test kit
- Estates and facilities, e.g. electrical installations, window restrictors, nurse call systems
- Social care equipment, e.g. mobile wheeled commode, powered rise and recline chair
- Personal protective equipment or PPE, e.g. visors, FFP3 respirators, aprons
We need incident reports so we can work with manufacturers and our partners to stop the same thing happening again. Health and care professionals can also report safety concerns about equipment and devices when an incident or near-miss has yet to occur. Information about how to report an incident to IRIC can be found here: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/health-facilities/incidents-and-alerts/report-an-incident/
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