The Portable Suction Unit (PSU) has been a real godsend! Patient has had trips outside, moved beds and has been easily transported for CT scans. A real game changer!

As an ex-thoracic nurse and practicing respiratory nurse, I have always used the Rocket underwater seal chest drain bottle. The primary reasons are its ease of use in a busy ward environment and its attention to detail when it comes to patient safety; for example the positive pressure release valve to protect patients from a tension pneumothorax.

Congratulations to you on the 35 year anniversary of the Rocket Chest Drain Bottle! The bottle was a familiar sight in UK thoracic surgery and upper GI institutions. For thoracic and upper GI surgeons, since the earliest years of our training, the recognisable Rocket bottles have always been associated with quality and safety.

I have worked within Respiratory medicine for the past twenty five years and throughout this time have cared for patients requiring an Intercostal chest drain. The Rocket Blue Chest Drain Bottle is all I have known and to me is synonymous with draining the pleural space. The Rocket chest drain bottle and tubing is easy to use with a logical set up and can be put together swiftly. The sturdy design ensures the system is robust in an ever demanding clinical environments and the underwater seal provides reassurance that patients are protected from fluid or air returning to the pleural space. The pressure release valve is also a valuable necessary addition. This is truly a design that has stood the test of time.