GlideScope® GlideScope® Core™ QuickConnect CableRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00879123006356), received between Nov 21, 2023 and May 20, 2026 — classified as 7 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (7 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 20, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THE SCREEN ON THEIR GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR KEPT FREEZING WHILE IN USE DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE. THE CUSTOMER'S TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLES WERE DAMAGED; ONE WAS MISSING THE MAGNET FROM ITS CONNECTOR AND THE OTHER HAD PLASTIC AROUND THE CONNECTION PEELING OFF. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25231609 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 28, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED INTERMITTENT IMAGE FREEZING WHEN USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLE DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AFTER SWITCHING TO AN ALTERNATE CABLE. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25018995 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 25, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT (QC) CABLE DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY, THE SCREEN ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE MONITOR KEPT GLITCHING AND FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THEY REPORTED BEING ABLE TO QUICKLY FINISH THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT USING A BACKUP DEVICE AND NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE, A VERATHON REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE DEVICE AND ISOLATED THE ISSUE TO THE QC CABLE. WHEN THEY CONNECTED A BRONCHOSCOPE, IT EITHER DIDN'T HAVE A VIEW ON THE SCREEN OR THE VIEW WAS GLITCHY. THEY SWITCHED TO A DIFFERENT QC CABLE AND EXPERIENCED NO ISSUES.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23647231 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 29, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLE DURING AN INTUBATION, THE IMAGE ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR INTERMITTENTLY FROZE. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22654132 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 27, 2024No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLE DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE CABLE DID NOT SHOW THE CAMERA WHEN INSERTED IN THE VENT TUBE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A DIFFERENT CABLE FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WAS REPORTED TO HAVE WORKED CORRECTLY. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20791714 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 19, 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 A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLE, BLACK AND GREY SCRAMBLED LINES APPEARED ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR WITH A BFLEX 2 LARGE 5.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A BACKUP GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM BUT THE SAME BFLEX 2 LARGE 5.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE 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 18356957 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 21, 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 CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLE, BLACK AND GREY SCRAMBLED LINES APPEARED ON THE GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR WHEN A GLIDESCOPE BFLEX 5.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE WAS CONNECTED. A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE BFLEX 5.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE WAS CONNECTED TO THE CABLE AND MONITOR BUT THE BLACK AND GREY SCRAMBLED LINES APPEARED AGAIN REPEATEDLY AFTER THE BRONCHOSCOPE WAS PLACED INTO THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE CORE SYSTEM WITH THE SAME BRONCHOSCOPE USED ON THE PATIENT PREVIOUSLY. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ISOLATE THE ISSUE TO THE GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLE THAT WAS USED WITH THE INITIAL MONITOR AND BRONCHOSCOPE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18184380 ↗