RUSCH IPN048614Recalls & reported problems
Teleflex Incorporated · RUSCH MRI HANDLE BATTERIES PACK OF 1 · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 14026704616272), received between Apr 9, 2021 and Jan 24, 2022 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Battery Problem” (3 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Battery Problem3
- Battery Problem: Low Impedance2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions5
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 24, 2022Battery Problem; Battery Problem
IT WAS REPORTED "THE BATTERY STOPPED WORKING [WHEN] WE TOOK [THE] SCOPE OUT TO USE ON OUR PATIENT". NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13334048 ↗MalfunctionJul 14, 2021Battery Problem: Low Impedance; Battery Problem: Low Impedance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "POWER ON BOTH BATTERIES WAS TOO LOW, DOES NOT LIGHT UP SUFFICIENTLY. THERE MAY BE A LOOSE CONTACT". NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12168885 ↗MalfunctionJul 14, 2021Battery Problem: Low Impedance; Battery Problem: Low Impedance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "POWER ON BOTH BATTERIES WERE TOO LOW, DOES NOT LIGHT UP SUFFICIENTLY. THERE MAY BE A LOOSE CONTACT". NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12168721 ↗MalfunctionApr 9, 2021Battery Problem; Battery Problem
IT WAS REPORTED "ANESTHESIA MEMBER WENT TO USE MRI KIT PURCHASED IN 2020. BATTERY WAS DEAD- LIGHT DID NOT COME ON LARYNGOSCOPE WHEN ENGAGED. TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES. CHANGED BATTERIES AND SAME EFFECT". NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11641369 ↗MalfunctionApr 9, 2021Battery Problem; Battery Problem
IT WAS REPORTED "ANESTHESIA MEMBER WENT TO USE MRI KIT PURCHASED IN 2020. BATTERY WAS DEAD- LIGHT DID NOT COME ON LARYNGOSCOPE WHEN ENGAGED. TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES. CHANGED BATTERIES AND SAME EFFECT". NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11641336 ↗
Other LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID devices
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- McGRATH MAC 300-000-000Covidien LP · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID1 recall1 death205 reports
- n.a. 8404HXKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID242 reports
- McGRATH 340-000-000Covidien LP · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID2 deaths192 reports
- McGRATH MAC 301-000-000Covidien LP · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID2 recalls90 reports
- n.a. 8404BXCKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID141 reports
- n/a 8404AXCKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID108 reports
- McGRATH 340-000-000Covidien LP · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID84 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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