GlideScope® Spectrum™ LoPro S3Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00879123006226), received between Mar 21, 2023 and Apr 21, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 9 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (10 reports).

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 21, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT INTUBATION, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE DISPLAY WENT BLANK AND A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE CAMERA WAS DISCONNECTED APPEARED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A DIFFERENT BLADE WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE IN AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24943975 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 13, 2026No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE LIGHT ON A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL WHEN USED TO INTUBATE A PATIENT. THEY REPORTED WHEN THE BLADE WAS IN THE ROOM, USERS WERE ABLE TO VISUALIZE THE SURROUNDINGS; HOWEVER, ONCE INSERTED IN THE PATIENT'S MOUTH, THE IMAGE WAS COMPLETELY DARK. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A BACKUP GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24060181 ↗
• InjuryDec 23, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING AN INTUBATION ATTEMPT IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BEFORE SURGERY, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE DEVICE'S LIGHT SOURCE WAS DIM AND INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERING ON AND OFF. DUE TO THE REDUCED AND INCONSISTENT ILLUMINATION, THE CLINICIAN WAS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY VISUALIZE THE AIRWAY, RESULTING IN A PROLONGED INTUBATION ATTEMPT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DESATURATED TO 19% AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF PULSE. ONE ROUND OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) WAS PERFORMED. A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM WAS OBTAINED IN AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME, AND THE AIRWAY WAS SUCCESSFULLY SECURED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS WERE DECLINED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY UPON REQUEST FROM VERATHON.

  Patient problems: Diminished Pulse Pressure; Low Oxygen Saturation

  MAUDE report 23880246 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2025Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A FACILITY REPORTED DURING AN INTUBATION USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE IMAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE MONITOR SCREEN BUT THE LIGHT WAS VERY DIM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DOCTOR TO SEE CLEARLY. THE LOPRO S3 WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE THAT PROVIDED BRIGHTER AND NORMAL LIGHT AND USED TO COMPLETE THE INTUBATION WITH NO ISSUE. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21574133 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 4, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE DISPLAY ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR WENT BLACK A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A BACKUP DEVICE. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE ISSUE WAS LIKELY DUE TO THE LOPRO S3 NOT MAKING A GOOD CONNECTION. HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER'S TROUBLESHOOTING WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21304955 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 22, 2024No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING INTUBATION OF A PATIENT, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THEY REALIZED THAT THE LIGHT ON THE LARYNGOSCOPE DID NOT TURN ON WHILE IT WAS CONNECTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONCE THE LARYNGOSCOPE WAS INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT IT WAS THEN NOTICED THAT THE PICTURE WAS DARK. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20027069 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 2, 2024No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE SCREEN TURNED BLACK AFTER THE LARYNGOSCOPE WAS INSERTED IN THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LARYNGOSCOPE COULD NOT EASILY CONNECT TO THE CABLE AND WHEN FORCED, THE PICTURE FAILED. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19656805 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 2, 2023Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE SCREEN ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE MONITOR BECAME DARK AND GREEN WITH VERY POOR RESOLUTION. THEY REPORTED THE IMAGE FLICKERED BETWEEN A DARK/GREEN FUZZY VIEW AND A NORMAL VIEW. THE PROCEDURE WAS ABLE TO BE COMPLETED WITH THE REPORTED GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISOLATING THE ISSUE TO THE FAULTY LARYGNOSCOPE. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16854177 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 21, 2023Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE IMAGE GLITCHED AND THE SCREEN WAS SPLIT IN HALF BEFORE IT TURNED BLACK. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A DELAY WHEN A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM WAS BROUGHT INTO THE ROOM. THE SAME BLADE WAS USED BEFORE SWITCHING TO A NEW BLADE; HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE WAS ISOLATED TO THE INITIAL BLADE. THE NEW DISPOSABLE BLADE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE OPERATION AND THE PATIENT WAS QUICKLY INTUBATED. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16583657 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 21, 2023Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE IMAGE GLITCHED AND THE SCREEN WAS SPLIT IN HALF BEFORE IT TURNED BLACK. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A DELAY WHEN A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM WAS BROUGHT INTO THE ROOM. THE SAME BLADE WAS USED BEFORE SWITCHING TO A NEW BLADE; HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE WAS ISOLATED TO THE INITIAL BLADE. THE NEW DISPOSABLE BLADE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE OPERATION AND THE PATIENT WAS QUICKLY INTUBATED. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16583656 ↗