# K123033: Rocket Ipc Insertion Pack, Rocket Ipc Mini Insertion Set, Rocket Ipc Dressing Pack and Bottle Set, Rocket Ipc Drainage B

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Rocket Medical Plc
- Decided: Feb 1, 2013 after 126 days
- Product code: DWM (Apparatus, Suction, Patient Care)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.5050
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K971753 (1997). 8 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 11 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K112831: Pleurx Pleural Catheter Systems, Care Fusion (2012) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K210509: Rocket Platinum Cured Cathter (2021), 0 descendants of its own
- K163321: Rocket Indwelling Pleural Catheter (IPC) Insertion Kit (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Rocket IPC Insertion Kit and the Rocket IPC Dressing Pack and Bottle Set are indicated for intermittent, long-term drainage of symptomatic, recurrent, pleural effusion, including malignant pleural effusion and other recurrent effusions that do not respond to medical management of underlying disease. This device should only be used by or under the supervision of trained personnel and in conjunction with current clinical practice guidelines. The devices are Indicated for 1. The palliation of dyspnea due to pleural effusion 2. Providing pleurodesis (resolution of the pleural effusion). The Rocket IPC Bottle Sets are Indicated for use only with the Rocket Indwelling Pleural Catheter for intermittent drainage. The Rocket Dressing Packs are indicated for dressing of a catheter and exit site.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K123033
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology