GlideScope® GlideScope® Core™ 10Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 44 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00879123006509), received between Feb 8, 2022 and Sep 15, 2026 — classified as 44 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (39 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 44 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 15, 2026Power Problem; Intermittent Loss of Power

  A customer reported that during a patient procedure, using a GlideScope Core 10-Inch Monitor, the screen displayed an error message indicating overheating and then the monitor shut down. Users confirmed that no part of the monitor or the cables/cords felt hot to the touch. No procedural delay, use of a backup device, or harm to the patient was reported.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50776919 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 15, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50776916 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 30, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Optical Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR, THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE CONNECTED LARYNGOSCOPE CUT OUT DURING A CASE. THEY REPORTED TRYING TWO DIFFERENT LARYNGOSCOPES AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT THE LARYNGOSCOPE WOULD DISMOUNT. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25670280 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 10, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THE SCREEN ON THE GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR WENT BLACK MIDWAY THROUGH A PROCEDURE. 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 25459945 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 21, 2026Intermittent Loss of Power

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR DURING AN INTUBATION, THE DEVICE DISPLAYED AN OVERHEATING ERROR MESSAGE AND EXPERIENCED SHUTDOWNS ON THREE (3) OCCASIONS. THIS RESUTED IN AN UNSPECIFIED DELAY IN SERVICE BUT THERE WAS NO REPORTED USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24943976 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 10, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR, THE IMAGE FROZE DURING INTUBATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER THE SCREEN BECAME UNRESPONSIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTUBATION, A NURSE WIGGLED THE CABLE WHICH CAUSED THE IMAGE TO RETURN, AND THE DEVICE RESUMED FUNCTION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AFTER THE DEVICE RESUMED OPERATION. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24306233 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 21, 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 10-INCH MONITOR, THE IMAGE ON THE DISPLAY KEPT GOING ON AND OFF WHILE INTUBATING. THE FACILITY'S BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE DURING THEIR TROUBLESHOOTING FOLLOWING THE REPORTED INCIDENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM 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 23349369 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING INTUBATION OF A PATIENT, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR, THE IMAGE ON THE SCREEN KEPT FREEZING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MONITOR HAD TO BE REBOOTED TO FINISH THE PROCEDURE. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21574131 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 31, 2024Erratic 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 10-INCH MONITOR WITH A BFLEX 2 SLIM 3.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE TO INSPECT A PATIENT'S VOCAL CORDS THROUGH A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE, THE SCREEN FLICKERED AND DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING NO CAMERAS ARE CONNECTED. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT USERS TRIED THE DEVICES AGAIN AND IT WORKED FINE. THE FACILITY'S VERATHON TERRITORY MANAGER ALSO EVALUATED THE SYSTEM AT THE FACILITY THE FOLLOWING DAY AND CONFIRMED IT WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21048376 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 10, 2024Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING INTUBATION OF A PATIENT, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR, THE IMAGE ON THE SCREEN FROZE. THE CABLE WAS SWITCHED DURING THE PROCEDURE, HOWEVER, THE ISSUE PERSISTED. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20182305 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 9, 2024Erratic or Intermittent Display; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; Fitting Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; Fitting Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE SMART CABLE, THE DOCTOR HAD DIFFICULTY PLUGGING IN A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE. ONCE THE LARYNGOSCOPE WAS FORCEFULLY CONNECTED, THERE WAS NO IMAGE DISPLAYED, ONLY A BLACK SCREEN. ANOTHER LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE WAS OBTAINED AND THE IMAGE WAS DARK. AS THE DOCTOR ENTERED THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY, THE IMAGE WAS DIM BUT ONCE THE LARYNGOSCOPE WAS ADVANCED FURTHER, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A BACKUP CORE SYSTEM UTILIZING A BFLEX 2 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE AND A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LOPRO S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, HOWEVER THE LIGHTING WAS ALSO DARK AND DIFFICULT TO SEE FOR BOTH. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19702377 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 11, 2024Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Loose or Intermittent Connection; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Loose or Intermittent Connection

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE SMART CABLE, THE HDMI CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SMART CABLE AND THE GLIDESCOPE VIDEO BATON 2.0 LARGE 3-4 WAS LOOSE. AS A RESULT, THE IMAGE WOULD DROP OUT. 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 19511475 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 30, 2024Erratic 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE SCREEN WAS FREEZING INTERMITTENTLY. 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 19213697 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 23, 2024Erratic 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE IMAGE WOULD DISAPPEAR WHEN THE CABLE IS TOUCHED. 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 19164543 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 9, 2024No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE SMART CABLE, THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE MONITOR HAD NO IMAGE AND DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT NO CAMERA WAS CONNECTED EVEN THOUGH A LARYNGOSCOPE WAS CONNECTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTUBATION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A BACKUP CABLE WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19073081 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 2, 2024Erratic 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 SMART CABLE, THE SCREEN ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY TURNING BLACK WHILE THEY WERE INTUBATING. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A BACKUP DEVICE WHICH WAS MADE READILY AVAILABLE. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED EVENT, A VERATHON CLINICAL SPECIALIST EVALUATED THE CUSTOMER'S GLIDESCOPE CORE SYSTEM AND WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE IMAGE ISSUES WHICH LOST CLEAR IMAGE AND CREATED A GREEN TINTED, PIXELATED IMAGE. THE ISSUE WAS ISOLATED TO JUST THE GLIDESCOPE CORE SMART CABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19024228 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 19, 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE HDMI PINS IN THE CABLE WERE DAMAGED AND RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF IMAGE SEVERAL TIMES DURING USAGE. 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 18933459 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 19, 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE HDMI CONNECTOR PINS WERE DAMAGED AND RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF IMAGE HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTUBATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO RECOVER THE IMAGE AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE INTUBATION. 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 18933455 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 19, 2024Erratic 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE SCREEN ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR BLACKED OUT FOR FIVE (5) SECONDS AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. THEY REPORTED INITIALLY BEING ABLE TO VISUALIZE THE VOCAL CORDS WHILE INTUBATING THE PATIENT AND WERE ABOUT TO PASS THE TUBE WHEN IT WENT BLANK. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE DID NOT POWER OFF AS IT WAS FULLY CHARGED AND PLUGGED IN BUT THAT IT WENT BLACK FOR FIVE SECONDS BEFORE THE IMAGE REAPPEARED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE INTUBATION. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED INCIDENT, NEITHER THE CUSTOMER NOR THEIR VERATHON TERRITORY MANAGER WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE LARYNGOSCOPE USED DURING THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT SAVED. 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 18933441 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 19, 2024Erratic 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE IMAGE ON THE SCREEN INTERMITTENTLY WENT IN AND OUT WHEN THE CABLE WAS WIGGLED. 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 18933438 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 5, 2024Erratic 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE IMAGE ON THE CONNECTED MONITOR WAS INTERMITTENT DEPENDING ON HOW THEY HELD THE CABLE. NO DELAY DURING THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18840708 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 13, 2024Erratic 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE END OF THE CABLE WAS DAMAGED AND RESULTED IN INTERMITTENT IMAGE. 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 18697281 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 23, 2024Erratic 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE PINS ON THE HDMI END WERE "MANGLED" AND RESULTED IN THE PICTURE GOING OUT DURING INTUBATION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE SAME CABLE AFTER RECONNECTING THE CABLE. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18565017 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 23, 2024Erratic 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 CORE SMART CABLE, THE PINS ON THE HDMI END WERE "MANGLED" AND RESULTED IN THE PICTURE GOING OUT DURING INTUBATION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE SAME CABLE AFTER RECONNECTING THE CABLE. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18565011 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 16, 2024Erratic or Intermittent Display; Erratic or Intermittent Display

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE SMART CABLE, THE IMAGE DROPPED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CASE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SMART CABLE'S HDMI CONNECTOR WAS BENT. 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 18518513 ↗