InjuryEQH
RUSCH GREEN LITE
Received Mar 9, 2017 · Event occurred Mar 8, 2017
Report MW5068401 · MDR key 6399040
Product problems
- Break
- Detachment Of Device Component
- Device Operates Differently Than Expected
Patient
70 YR
- Foreign Body In Patient
- Foreign Body In Patient
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
OUR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE RECEIVED TWO SEPARATE REPORTS OF THE RUSCH GREEN LIFE MILLER #2 OR #3 BLADE'S LIGHT PIPE BREAKING OFF THE BLADE WITH NORMAL USE. LUCKILY THE BROKEN PIECE WAS RECOVERED FROM PATIENT'S MOUTH DURING INTUBATION. ALSO, THE LIGHT SOURCE OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING LARYNGOSCOPY. I HAVE EVALUATED THE BLADES MYSELF AND THE MAC BLADE'S LIGHT PIPE SEEMS WELL SEATED IN THE BLADE, BUT THE MILLER BLADE'S LIGHT PIPE DOES HAVE POTENTIAL TO SLIP OUT OF THE BLADE AND BREAK OFF WITH MODERATE FORCE.