GlideScope® Spectrum QC Hyperangle S4Recalls & reported problems
Verathon Medical (Canada) ULC · GlideScope® Spectrum QC Hyperangle S4 · Class 1
All models of GlideScope (36)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 00879123007933), received between Oct 22, 2024 and Oct 22, 2024 — 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Display or Visual Feedback Problem1
- Erratic or Intermittent Display1
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.
MalfunctionOct 22, 2024Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem
A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE INTUBATING A PATIENT, USING A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC HYPERANGLE S4 LARYNGOSCOPE, THE IMAGE WAS GLITCHY AND GOING IN AND OUT. THE DOCTOR REPORTED SWITCHING THE CABLE DURING THE PROCEDURE BUT CONTINUED EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY INTUBATING THE PATIENT FOLLOWING THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE FACILITY DID FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING AND ISOLATED THE ISSUE TO THE SINGLE-USE LARYNGOSCOPE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20509328 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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