GlideScope® Spectrum™ DirectView™ MAC S3, Non-SterileRecalls & reported problems
Verathon Medical (Canada) ULC · GlideScope® Spectrum™ DirectView™ MAC S3, Non-Sterile · Class 1
All models of GlideScope (36)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00879123007803), received between Dec 12, 2023 and Dec 12, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (1 report).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Display or Visual Feedback Problem1
- No Display/Image1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 12, 2023No 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 DIRECTVIEW MAC S3 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE SCREEN ON THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE CORE 10-INCH MONITOR WENT BLANK. THE MONITOR WAS PREVIOUSLY EVALUATED BY VERATHON AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE CUSTOMER ALSO REPORTED REPLACING THE GLIDESCOPE CORE SMART CABLE BUT THE ISSUE WAS STILL NOT RESOLVED. 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 18311288 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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