GlideScope® Spectrum QC MAC S4Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00879123007957), received between Dec 19, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026 — classified as 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (3 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR DURING A CONTROLLED INTUBATION IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU), THE IMAGE ON THE SCREEN EXHIBITED A NEAR WHITEOUT FROM THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC MAC S4 BLADE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A DIFFERENT SPECTRUM QC MAC S4 BLADE WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE IN AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CUSTOMER NOTED THAT A LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY (LMA) DEVICE WAS EMPLOYED TO KEEP THE AIRWAY OPEN WHILE THE BLADE WAS BEING REPLACED. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24746118 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 31, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A FACILITY REPORTED THE GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC MAC S4 LARYNGOSCOPE CAUSED THE SCREEN ON THE GLIDESCOPE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY SYSTEM TO FREEZE DURING THE INTUBATION OF A PATIENT. THE SYSTEM WAS POWERED DOWN AND RESTARTED AGAIN, ONLY TO HAVE THE SCREEN FREEZE ONCE MORE. THE MAC S4 WAS TRIALLED ON OTHER GLIDESCOPE SYSTEMS AND FOUND TO CAUSE THE SCREEN ON THOSE DEVICES TO FREEZE AS WELL. THE PATIENT WAS INTUBATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPY AND NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23934781 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 19, 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 DURING INTUBATION, THE CLINICIANS LOST THE IMAGE FROM THE CONNECTED GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM QC MAC S4 BLADE. THE SCREEN WAS STILL POWERED ON AND THE BLADE WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE IMAGE WAS RESTORED AFTER RESETTING AND SWITCHING TO A NEW BLADE. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED PERFORMING TESTING AND WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAULT. THE DEVICE APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23854684 ↗