GlideScope® GlideScope® Core™ 2m QuickConnect CableRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 26 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00879123006578), received between Dec 31, 2024 and Aug 25, 2026 — classified as 26 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (26 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 26 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionAug 25, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50438839 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 28, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50062390 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 21, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED, WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE SYSTEM DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, THE SCREEN WENT BLACK WHILE VISUALIZING THE PATIENT'S LUNGS. THE SYSTEM WAS POWER-CYCLED BUT THEN DISPLAYED A BLURRY IMAGE WITH FAINT LINES. THE PROCEDURE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AS THERE WAS NO BACKUP DEVICE AVAILABLE. THE PATIENT WAS ALREADY INTUBATED AT THE TIME; HOWEVER, NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24944007 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 14, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE, THE SCREEN WENT 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 24877735 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 20, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT (QC) CABLE, THE IMAGE WAS INITIALLY FINE; HOWEVER, DURING INTUBATION, THE IMAGE INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT VIEW. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN TWO MINUTES. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24651676 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 17, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT (QC) CABLE, THE IMAGE ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR TURNED WHITE ON THREE OCCASIONS. INITIALLY, A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC ECO MAC S3 WAS CONNECTED, PROVIDING THE NECESSARY VIEW FOR INTUBATION, BUT THE MONITOR SCREEN TURNED WHITE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED UPON CONNECTING ANOTHER GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC ECO MAC 3. WHEN A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC ECO MAC S4 WAS CONNECTED, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ULTIMATELY, THE INTUBATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY CONNECTING A FOURTH GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC ECO MAC S4. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24369048 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 17, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT (QC) CABLE, THE IMAGE ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR FROZE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DOCTOR OBTAINED A VIEW OF THE PATIENT'S VOCAL CORDS. THEY REPORTED ATTEMPTING TO INTUBATE AGAIN AND THE SCREEN CONTINUED FREEZING. 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 24369047 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 27, 2026Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, GREEN LINES APPEARED ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THESE GREEN LINES SIGNIFICANTLY HINDERED THE ABILITY TO VISUALIZE THE POSITION OF THE BRONCHOSCOPE WITHIN THE AIRWAY. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PROCEDURE WAS TEMPORARILY HALTED TO ALLOW THE STAFF TO TROUBLESHOOT THE CABLE TO ELIMINATE THE LINES; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PERSIST. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24192368 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 13, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE, THE IMAGE ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR WAS LAGGING AND FREEZING. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE FACILITY'S BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO RECREATE THE REPORTED IMAGE ISSUE. 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 24060182 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 2, 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 2M QUICKCONNECT (QC) CABLE ON A PATIENT IN THE OPERATING ROOM (OR), THE SCREEN GLITCHED AND THE IMAGE WOULD GO IN AND OUT. INSPECTION OF THE QC CABLE BY A VERATHON REPRESENTATIVE FOUND THE MAGNET WAS MISSING INSIDE ONE OF THE CONNECTORS. FURTHERMORE, THE CORNER OF THE CONNECTOR WAS CRACKED. THE QC CABLE WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A LABEL ATTACHED STATING "POSITIONAL." THE CUSTOMER REPORTED COMPLETING THE PROCEDURE USING THE SECOND QC CABLE FROM THE SAME GLIDESCOPE CORE SYSTEM WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE IN AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23696385 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 25, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE DISPLAY ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR FROZE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLE WHICH WAS READILY AVAILABLE. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23647228 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 18, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THE SCREEN ON THEIR GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR FROZE DURING INTUBATION AND BOTH GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT (QC) CABLES GAVE A POOR IMAGE AND CAUSED THE SCREEN TO JUMP. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED BOTH QC CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THE FROZEN IMAGE FROM THE INTUBATION STAYED ON THE SCREEN. ANOTHER GLIDESCOPE CORE SYSTEM WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23584330 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 15, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A VERATHON TERRITORY MANAGER REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THEIR CUSTOMER THAT WHEN A BFLEX 2 LARGE 5.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE WAS PLUGGED IN TO A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE DURING A TRACHEOSTOMY PROCEDURE, THE SCREEN ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR WAS LAGGING WHICH LED TO DIFFICULTIES FOR THE DOCTOR IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF THE BLEED IN THE PATIENT'S LUNGS. 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 23293204 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 15, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A VERATHON TERRITORY MANAGER REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THEIR CUSTOMER THAT WHEN A BFLEX 2 LARGE 5.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE WAS PLUGGED IN TO A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE DURING A TRACHEOSTOMY PROCEDURE, THE SCREEN ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR WAS CUTTING OUT AND HAD A DEFINITE LAG. MID-PROCEDURE, THE BRONCHOSCOPE WAS SWAPPED TO A DIFFERENT GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICKCONNECT CABLE AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE SCREEN CUTTING OUT AND LAG. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23292388 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 16, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THE SCREEN ON THEIR GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY FREEZING DURING INTUBATION AND RESULTED IN A DELAY IN TREATMENT. FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION FROM THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISOLATING THE ISSUE TO THE GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE MONITOR. NO USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23065215 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 12, 2025Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE INTUBATION PROCEDURE, WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE, THE IMAGE ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR FROZE. THERE WAS A DELAY IN PROCEDURE WITH AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. A BACK-UP DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22786620 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 12, 2025Erratic 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, WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE, THE IMAGE ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR FROZE. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACK-UP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22786574 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 5, 2025No 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 IMAGE WAS LOST. 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 22720807 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 5, 2025Erratic 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 BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, USING A VERATHON GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR AND A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE, THE SCREEN BECAME GLITCHY WITH LINES APPEARING ACROSS THE DISPLAY OBSCURING THE PHYSICIAN'S VIEW OF THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED, BUT THERE WAS A TEMPORARY DISRUPTION TO THE PROCEDURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT AND OBTAIN A SECOND UNIT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22720782 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 24, 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 15-INCH FHD MONITOR, THE DISPLAY WENT DARK DURING INTUBATION AND KEPT FREEZING. 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 22321029 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 24, 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 15-INCH FHD MONITOR, THE DISPLAY WENT DARK DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY AND KEPT FREEZING. 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 22321027 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 17, 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 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE, THE DISPLAY ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15" MONITOR WAS STATIC, BLURRY AND HAD COLORED LINES ACROSS THE SCREEN. AFTER SWITCHING THE CABLE AND RESTARTING THE UNIT, NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY WAS RESTORED FOLLOWING TEN (10) MINUTES OF TROUBLESHOOTING WHILE MANAGING A SEDATED AND PARALYZED PATIENT. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22246112 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 6, 2025Break; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Break; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED DURING A BEDSIDE BRONCHOSCOPY, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE, THE DISPLAY ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR WENT BLACK AND THEN HAD GREEN AND PINK LINES ACROSS THE SCREEN. THE LIGHT STAYED ON AT THE END OF THE BFLEX2 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE. THE USERS UNPLUGGED THE BRONCHOSCOPE AND IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE CABLE WAS BROKEN AT THE CONNECTION POINT. 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 21969214 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 2, 2025Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE WAS CAUSING FLICKERING AND STATIC. IT WAS REPORTED THAT END USERS COULD NOT VISUALIZE THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY DUE TO THE SCREEN FLICKERING AND STATIC. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21755444 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 2, 2025Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE GLIDESCOPE CORE 2M QUICKCONNECT CABLE WAS CAUSING FLICKERING AND STATIC. IT WAS REPORTED THAT END USERS COULD NOT VISUALIZE THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY DUE TO THE SCREEN FLICKERING AND STATIC. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21755443 ↗