GlideScope® GlideScope® Core™ 15Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 28 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00879123006639), received between May 18, 2022 and Sep 8, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 27 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Erratic or Intermittent Display” (21 reports).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

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.

Recalls naming this device

1. Apr 29, 2024Open, Classified

   Due to software issues, their is the potential for loss of image or a degradation of the image when using the monitor with other connectable devices.

   Z-2021-2024 · Root cause: Software Manufacturing/Software Deployment · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 28 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 8, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50674950 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 28, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50504744 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 26, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THEIR GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR STOPPED WORKING MID-INTUBATION. A BACKUP DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. NO PROCEDURAL DELAY OR PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25636139 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 3, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Material Deformation; Intermittent Loss of Power

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR FROZE AND SHUT DOWN DURING AN INTUBATION PROCEDURE. NO PATIENT INJURY OR HARM WAS REPORTED. INFORMATION REGARDING PROCEDURAL DELAY OR USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25373844 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 7, 2026Intermittent Loss of Power

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED DURING AN INTUBATION, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, THE DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER AND WENT BLANK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISUALIZATION. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED EVENT, THE FACILITY'S BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THE DEVICE SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MINUTES OF BATTERY LIFE AND THE UNIT APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WHEN TESTED. THEY ALSO REPORTED THE MONITOR'S DATE AND TIME SETTINGS RESET AFTER POWERING OFF, SUGGESTING A POSSIBLE BATTERY-RELATED ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24810823 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 10, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED DURING AN INTUBATION, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR WITH A BRONCHOSCOPE, THE IMAGE INTERMITTENTLY FROZE AND AT TIMES DISPLAYED A SPLIT OR OFFSET APPEARANCE WHERE ONE SIDE OF THE IMAGE WRAPPED AROUND TO THE OTHER, AND AT ONE POINT REMAINED FROZEN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. 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 24560399 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 3, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT (ENT) PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, THE SCREEN BLACKED OUT WHEN UTILIZED WITH A BFLEX 2 ULTRASLIM 2.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE. 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 24253156 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 23, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE SCREEN ON THEIR GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR LOST ITS COLOR RESOLUTION AND WENT BLACK DURING INTUBATION. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE FACILITY'S BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE REPORTED ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23880247 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 28, 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 CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, THE SCREEN WAS GLITCHING AND GOING IN AND OUT. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISOLATING THE ISSUE TO THE MONITOR BY TESTING OTHER CABLES, BLADES, AND MONITORS. 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 21252944 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 7, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A LOANER GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR DURING A BEDSIDE BRONCHOSCOPY, THE MONITOR DISPLAY WENT BLACK. THEY REPORTED THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE AND RESULTED IN AN UNSPECIFIED DELAY IN TREATMENT. NO USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21093984 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 27, 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 15-INCH MONITOR, THE SCREEN FROZE UP DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE. 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 20791017 ↗
• InjuryNov 1, 2024Device Handling Problem; Unexpected Shutdown; Device Handling Problem; Unexpected Shutdown

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR WAS BROUGHT TO A PATIENT'S BEDSIDE TO AID IN EMERGENT INTUBATION. UPON THE MONITOR BEING MOVED TO THE BEDSIDE, THE POWER CABLE BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE POWER ADAPTER. AFTER BEING LEFT ON FOR APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN (14) MINUTES WITHOUT THE TEAM NOTICING THAT THE POWER CABLE AND POWER ADAPTER HAD DISCONNECTED, THE MONITOR WAS USED FOR INTUBATION DURING WHICH THE MONITOR SHUT OFF. AFTER THE MONITOR SHUT OFF, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY (PEA) AND CODED. THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE INTUBATION VIA DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPY AND THE PATIENT BECAME STABLE.

  Patient problems: Cardiac Arrest

  MAUDE report 20589776 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 29, 2024Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHILE PLACING A DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE WITH A GLIDESCOPE BFLEX 3.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE SCREEN ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR FROZE MOMENTARILY. THEY REPORTED THAT THE SCREEN FROZE WHILE PLACING THE TUBE AS SOON AS THEY REACHED THE PATIENT'S LUNGS. THEY REPORTED POWERING THE MONITOR OFF AND BACK ON WHICH RESOLVED THE FROZEN 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 20560489 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 29, 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 15-INCH MONITOR, THERE WAS A LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN WITH DISCOLORATION AND THE SCREEN BLACKED 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 20560331 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 22, 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 15-INCH MONITOR, THE SCREEN WAS GLITCHING AND BLACKING 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 20509204 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 22, 2024No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR WITH A GLIDESCOPE BFLEX 5.0 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE CONNECTED TO THE "A" PORT OF THE MONITOR DURING AN ASPIRATION PROCEDURE ON A PATIENT, THE DISPLAY SUDDENLY WENT BLANK. THE SCREEN DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT NO CAMERA WAS CONNECTED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY SWITCHING THE BRONCHOSCOPE AND CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE QUICK CONNECT CABLE FROM THE "A" PORT TO THE "B" PORT WHICH THE CORE SYSTEM THEN WORKED AS INTENDED. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20032472 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 15, 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 15-INCH MONITOR, THERE WERE PURPLE, PINK, AND BLUE LINES ON THE SCREEN AND THE IMAGE WAS BREAKING UP. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH A LOANER MONITOR PROVIDED BY VERATHON WHILE THE CUSTOMER'S MONITOR WAS BEING SERVICED AT VERATHON FOR A SIMILAR REPORTED ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19326323 ↗
• 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 15-INCH MONITOR, THE SCREEN ABRUPTLY WENT BLACK TWICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMAGE WAS RESTORED AFTER THE CABLE WAS WIGGLED. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR ISOLATE THE ISSUE TO A PARTICULAR SYSTEM COMPONENT. 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 18565010 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 9, 2024Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, THE PICTURE ON THE SCREEN FROZE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INTUBATE THE PATIENT. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT OR USER WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18476614 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 1, 2023Erratic 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 15-INCH MONITOR, THE MONITOR FROZE DURING 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 17435989 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 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 CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, THE CONNECTION WITH THE CABLE AND LARYNGOSCOPE WAS GIVING AN INTERMITTENT IMAGE. A BACKUP GLIDESCOPE VIDEO MONITOR (GVM) WAS OBTAINED BUT THE IMAGE INTERMITTENTLY DISAPPEARED AND HAD A VERY DARK DISPLAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER GLIDESCOPE 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 16787338 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 8, 2023No Visual Prompts/Feedback; No Visual Prompts/Feedback

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, THE IMAGE WOULD FREEZE REQUIRING THE END USER TO REBOOT THE VIDEO MONITOR. NO REPORTED USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16325670 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 10, 2023Erratic or Intermittent Display; Erratic or Intermittent Display

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, WHEN THEY INSERTED THE CONNECTED VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE BLADE (UNKNOWN MODEL) INTO THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY, THE SCREEN WOULD GO BLACK. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE CONNECTED VERATHON CABLE (UNKNOWN MODEL) SEEMED LOOSE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED IMAGE ISSUE DURING THEIR EVALUATION. THE ISSUE WAS UNABLE TO BE ISOLATED TO THE MONITOR, CABLE, OR BLADE USED DURING THE REPORTED EVENT. 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 16133280 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 6, 2022Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Visual Prompts/Feedback; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Visual Prompts/Feedback

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, THE IMAGE FROZE FIVE (5) TIMES DURING A DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT. 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 15924621 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 23, 2022Overheating of Device; Overheating of Device

  A VERATHON TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT DURING A DEVICE EVALUATION OF A CUSTOMER'S RETURNED GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH MONITOR, EVIDENCE OF A THERMAL EVENT ON AND AROUND THE INTERNAL BATTERY ASSEMBLY WAS IDENTIFIED. THE INITIAL REPORTED ISSUE IDENTIFIED BY A VERATHON SALES REPRESENTATIVE WHILE ON-SITE AT THE CUSTOMER'S FACILITY, REPORTED THAT THE MONITOR WOULD NOT STAY CHARGED AND WOULD POWER OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING UNPLUGGED FROM ITS POWER SOURCE. UPON IDENTIFYING THE POWER ISSUE WITH THE DEVICE, NEITHER THE VERATHON SALES REPRESENTATIVE NOR THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ANY OCCURRENCE OF A THERMAL EVENT OR NOTICE ANY EVIDENCE TO THE INTERNAL THERMAL DAMAGE LATER FOUND INSIDE THE MONITOR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15855446 ↗