Microcuff* Endotracheal Tube for Adults 35212Recalls & reported problems
Avanos Medical, Inc. · MICROCUFF* Adult Endotracheal Tube · Class 2
All models of Microcuff* Endotracheal Tube for Adults (8)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00609038352121), received between Jan 18, 2024 and Jan 18, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Disconnection” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Disconnection1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 18, 2024Disconnection; Disconnection
FDA USER FACILITY MED WATCH REPORT FDA MW (B)(4) REPORTED, "THE 15MM CONNECTOR, WHERE THE VENTILATOR OR O2 [OXYGEN] SOURCE CONNECTS, DISCONNECTS FROM THE NECK OF THE ETT [ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE]. THE 15MM CONNECTOR APPEARS TO BECOME LOOSE FROM THE NECK OF THE ETT WHEN WARMED IN THE AIRWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE PATIENT IS NOT EFFECTIVELY BEING VENTILATED." IT WAS ADDITIONALLY REPORTED, THE EVENT OCCURRED IN THE PATIENT¿S HOSPITAL ROOM AND THE DEVICE HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 DAY; THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 18535641 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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