Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published January 9, 2020
Teleflex Medical Rusch Greenlite Laryngoscope Blade Recall: Breakage Risk
Teleflex Medical recalls Rusch Green: Single-use metal laryngoscope blades that may break at welded joints, causing injury during patient use. Affected items have specific product codes and lot numbers.
The products are being recalled due to reports of breakage broke at the point of a welded joint either prior to use during setup or during use inside the patient's mouth.
“Teleflex Medical Rusch Greenlite Laryngoscope Blade Recall: Breakage Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/66132-teleflex-medical-rusch-greenlite-laryngoscope-blade-recall-breakage-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1117-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1117-2020%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Jan. 9, 2020, that Teleflex Medical Inc. is recalling Rusch Greenlite Single-Use Metal Laryngoscope Blades due to breakage risks. The agency said the devices may break at a welded joint during use or setup.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Teleflex Medical
Product: Rusch Greenlite Single-Use Metal Laryngoscope Blade for Fiber Optic System
Product Code: 004551004
Lot Numbers: 1812341, 1903341
The hazard
The FDA said the products may break at the point of a welded joint either prior to use during setup or during use inside the patient's mouth. The recall was initiated after reports of this breakage occurred.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Teleflex Medical Inc. has 11 other recalls on record since Oct. 11, 2019. Other recent recalls include the Feb. 18, 2021, Teleflex Polaris Laryngoscope Recall for cracks at the hinge and the Jan. 11, 2022, Arrow PTD Set Recall for tip separation risk. Similar product recalls reported by GovInfoNow include the Feb. 25, 2026, Olympus HALO PKS Cutting Forceps Recall and the March 3, 2026, Wilson-Cook Instinct Plus Endoscopic Clipping Device Recall.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for product code 004551004 and lot numbers 1812341 or 1903341 on the blade packaging. The device is sold under the brand name Rusch Greenlite for fiber optic systems.
Brand
Teleflex Medical
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Distributed nationwide in the US and to Puerto Rico; OUS to more than 20 countries; To the following government VA medical Centers: VAMC - KANSAS CITY MO 4801 E Linwood Blvd Kansas City MO 64128-2218
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Z-1116-2020
Rusch Greenlite Single-Use Metal Laryngoscope Blade for Fiber Optic System; Product Code 004551003; Lot Numbers 1811331, 1902331, 1904331
Z-1117-2020
Rusch Greenlite Single-Use Metal Laryngoscope Blade for Fiber Optic System; Product Code 004551004; Lot Numbers 1812341, 1903341
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for product code 004551004 and lot numbers 1812341 or 1903341 on the blade packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distributed nationwide in the US and to Puerto Rico; OUS to more than 20 countries; To the following government VA medical Centers: VAMC - KANSAS CITY MO 4801 E Linwood Blvd Kansas City MO 64128-2218” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3.7 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1117-2020 (January 9, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1117-2020 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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