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MalfunctionBTS

RUSCH BRONCHOPART DOUBLE LUMEN LEFT

Received Nov 20, 2025 · Event occurred Oct 31, 2025

Report 8040412-2025-00261 · MDR key 23602991

Device

Generic name

Tube, Bronchial (w/wo Connect

Manufacturer

Teleflex Medical

Model number

IPN047053

Catalog number

116100-000370

Lot number

40E25C0195

Product problems

  • Nonstandard Device
  • Nonstandard Device

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT " DURING THORACIC SURGERY, ONE OF OUR DOUBLE-LUMEN TUBES HAD A NARROWING. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO INSERT A BRONCHOSCOPE TO CHECK THE POSITION, NOR WAS IT POSSIBLE TO INSERT A SUCTION CATHETER. THE PATIENT WAS REINTUBATED AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY. THE PATIENT IS DOING WELL AND, APART FROM THE REINTUBATION, NO FURTHER INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. "

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4). THE REPORTED ISSUE 'TUBE TOO NARROW' COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE. THE CUSTOMER RETURNED AN ACTUAL SAMPLE FOR EVALUATION. BASED ON VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION PERFORMED ON ACTUAL SAMPLE RECEIVED, NO DEFECT WAS OBSERVED. THE DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION (ID) RESULT SHOWS THAT THE TUBE ID EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS PERFORMED, AND NO RELEVANT FINDINGS WERE IDENTIFIED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED COMPLAINT DEVICE, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE RETURNED SAMPLE.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT " DURING THORACIC SURGERY, ONE OF OUR DOUBLE-LUMEN TUBES HAD A NARROWING. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO INSERT A BRONCHOSCOPE TO CHECK THE POSITION, NOR WAS IT POSSIBLE TO INSERT A SUCTION CATHETER. THE PATIENT WAS REINTUBATED AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY. THE PATIENT IS DOING WELL AND, APART FROM THE REINTUBATION, NO FURTHER INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. "

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4).