RUSCH IPN049334Recalls & reported problems
Teleflex Incorporated · Rusch Polaris FO Blade, Mac 4 · Class 1
All models of RUSCH (220)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 14026704629715), received between Jan 16, 2024 and Jan 16, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Electrical /Electronic Property Problem” (1 report).
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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Electrical /Electronic Property Problem1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 16, 2024Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "DURING INTUBATION, NO LIGHT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DEVICE HAD BEEN TESTED IN THE MORNING. APPARENTLY, THE LIGHT WORKS IN UPRIGHT POSITION (BLADE OVER HANDLE) BUT NO LIGHT WHEN UPSIDE DOWN (BLADE UNDER HANDLE). CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES: THE PATIENT DIED. HE WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST WHEN HE WAS BEING INTUBATED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18517806 ↗
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- 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 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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