RUSCHELIT Safety Clear Tracheal Tubes recalled for connector disconnection risk
Teleflex is recalling RUSCHELIT Safety Clear Tracheal Tubes due to reports of 15mm connector disconnection. The affected tubes are distributed nationwide.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is classified as FDA Class I, which requires a minimum severity of 4 per the rubric. The product is a critical airway management device, and connector disconnection represents a functional failure. No deaths or hospitalizations are explicitly reported in the source; therefore, the score is 4 (Severe) rather than 5.
Plain-English summary
TELEFLEX LLC is recalling RUSCHELIT Safety Clear Tracheal Tubes (oral/nasal, Magill, REF 112480025) nationwide due to reports of the 15mm connector disconnecting from the endotracheal tube. Approximately 66,244 units are affected, distributed across the United States and Puerto Rico.
The disconnection of the connector could affect proper airway management. The recall involves tracheal tubes with UDI/DI 14026704341495 and specific batch numbers spanning from 2018 to 2022.
Healthcare facilities using these tubes should verify their inventory against the affected batch list and discontinue use of recalled units. Contact TELEFLEX LLC for replacement or return instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- RUSCHELIT Safety Clear Tracheal Tube, oral/nasal, Magill, REF 112480025
- Manufacturer
- TELEFLEX LLC
- Hazard
- connector-disconnection
- airway-compromise
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- UDI/DI 14026704341495
- Batch Numbers: 18FG31
- 18GT32
- 18IG03
- 18IG29
- 18KG08
- 18LG03
- 19AG08
- 19AG38
- 19BG12
- 19BG35
- 19DT13
- 19DT36
- 19ET51
- 19FT12
- 19FT28
- 19GT02
- 19HT05
- 19HT79
- 19IT59
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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