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RUSCH BRONCHOPART DLT LEFT, CARINA HOOK

Received Sep 19, 2025 · Event occurred Aug 14, 2025

Report 8040412-2025-00231 · MDR key 23094002

Device

Generic name

Tube, Bronchial (w/wo Connect

Manufacturer

Teleflex Medical

Model number

IPN047059

Catalog number

116101-000410

Lot number

40E24J4876

Product problems

  • Difficult to Open or Close
  • Difficult to Open or Close

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Insufficient Information
  • Insufficient Information

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

QN# (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY THAT: "THE TIP (LUG) OF THE CARLENS 41 TUBE WAS AGAINST THE BALLOON AND DID NOT DEPLOY DURING INTUBATION, EVEN WITH THE BRONCHIAL FIBERSCOPE.".

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

QN# (B)(4). COMPLAINT VERIFICATION TESTING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS NO SAMPLE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS PERFORMED, AND NO RELEVANT FINDINGS WERE IDENTIFIED. WITHOUT THE DEVICE TO EVALUATE, THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED, AND THE PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION. TELEFLEX WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TREND FOR REPORTS OF THIS NATURE.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY THAT: "THE TIP (LUG) OF THE CARLENS 41 TUBE WAS AGAINST THE BALLOON AND DID NOT DEPLOY DURING INTUBATION, EVEN WITH THE BRONCHIAL FIBERSCOPE."