RUSCH IPN915503Recalls & 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
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 14026704711830), received between Aug 2, 2022 and Aug 2, 2022 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (2 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Use of Device Problem2
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 2, 2022Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "THE BLADES DO NOT HOLD ON THE LARYNGOSCOPE HANDLE".
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 15146224 ↗MalfunctionAug 2, 2022Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "THE BLADES DO NOT HOLD ON THE LARYNGOSCOPE HANDLE".
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 15146216 ↗
Other LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID devices
- McGRATH MAC 301-000-000Covidien LP · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID2 recalls202 reports
- 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 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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