RUSCH IPN915504Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 14026704711847), received between Oct 21, 2022 and Oct 21, 2022 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Intermittent Loss of Power” (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

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionOct 21, 2022Intermittent Loss of Power; Intermittent Loss of Power

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "BLADE USED WITH ABOUT HALF OF OUR LARYNGOSCOPE HANDLES (HEINE), THE BLADES LIGHT UP DURING A FUNCTION CHECK WHEN YOU JUST FOLD THE BLADE UP, BUT WHEN UNDER LOAD, SUCH AS WHEN LARYNGOSCOPY A PATIENT, THE LIGHT GOES OUT." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATED THAT "THE PROBLEM THAT HAS RISEN IS THAT DURING INTUBATION, THE LARYNGOSCOPE BLADE HAS GONE OUT. DURING CONTROL, THE BLADE LIGHTS UP, BUT DURING INTUBATION, WHERE THERE IS ANOTHER PRESSURE ON THE BLADE, IT GOES OUT." NO PATIENT INJURY, HARM, OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. PATIENT CONDITION REPORTED AS "DOING WELL."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15651998 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 21, 2022Intermittent Loss of Power; Intermittent Loss of Power

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "DURING INTUBATION, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. WE ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO REGULAR BLADES MAC 4. IN THIS CASE, THE BLADES WERE CHANGED." NO PATIENT INJURY, HARM, OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. PATIENT CONDITION REPORTED AS "DOING WELL." ASSOCIATED MDR 3011137372-2022-00200.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15651378 ↗