AVANOS 35164Recalls & reported problems
Avanos Medical, Inc. · MICROCUFF* Pediatric Endotracheal Tube, Oral Curved · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00609038351643), received between May 20, 2024 and May 20, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Gas/Air Leak” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Gas/Air Leak1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 20, 2024Gas/Air Leak; Gas/Air Leak
IT WAS REPORTED, THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO AN ABRASION AND EYE AND HEARING EXAMINATION AND WAS PUT UNDER TOTAL INTRAVENOUS SEDATION IN THE EXISTING ¿PVK¿ AND RELAXED WITH ROCURONIUM. THE PATIENT WAS INTUBATED AND THE TUBE WAS CUFFED, CONFIRMED TO BE TIGHT AND CHECKED WITH A 2 ML SYRINGE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESULT ON THE CAPNOGRAPH AND THE DEVICE IMMEDIATELY WARNED OF A LEAKAGE. THE CUFF FILLING WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTIED; THE TUBE WAS CUFFED (TWO MORE TIMES) AND LOST PRESSURE BOTH TIMES IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE PATIENT WAS EXTUBATED AND REINTUBATED WITH AN ORDINARY STRAIGHT TUBE OF THE SAME SIZE WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19350669 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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