GlideScope® GlideScope® Go™ 2Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00879123008268), received between Jun 25, 2024 and Apr 14, 2026 — classified as 11 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (8 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 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 14, 2026Intermittent Loss of Power

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN USING THE GLIDESCOPE GO 2 MONITOR, THE DEVICE REBOOTED UNEXPECTEDLY MID-INTUBATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MONITOR WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) SECONDS AND SUBSEQUENTLY WORKED AS NORMAL. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24877734 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 14, 2026Intermittent Loss of Power

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN USING THE GLIDESCOPE GO 2 MONITOR FOR INTUBATING A PATIENT, THE DEVICE REBOOTED MID-INTUBATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE REBOOT WAS VERY QUICK, LASTING 1-2 SECONDS. 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 24877729 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Intermittent Loss of Power

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE GO 2 MONITOR, IT POWERED OFF ON ITS OWN DURING AN INTUBATION ATTEMPT. THE MONITOR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY POWERED BACK ON WHILE STILL IN THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY AND THE INTUBATION WAS COMPLETED. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THERE WAS NO DETACHMENT OF THE HANDLE FROM THE MONITOR NOR ANY MANIPULATION OF THE SCREEN SETTINGS BY THE CLINICIANS INVOLVED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24746119 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 17, 2026Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED AFTER POWERING ON A GLIDESCOPE GO 2 MONITOR: THE DISPLAY FUNCTIONS NORMALLY, BUT AS THE UNIT "WARMS UP" FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE DISPLAY DETERIORATES AND APPEARS SIMILAR TO A LIQUID CRYSTAL EFFECT. THE DEVICE WAS REPORTEDLY USED IN AN AMBULANCE SETTING DURING AN ATTEMPT TO INTUBATE A PATIENT WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. THE USER DISCONTINUED USE OF THE DEVICE AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT THE GLIDESCOPE MONITOR USING TRADITIONAL BACKUP METHODS. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24369046 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2025No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED USING A GLIDESCOPE GO 2 MONITOR DURING AN INTUBATION ATTEMPT AND THE MONITOR SCREEN FLASHED WHITE. THEY TRIED AGAIN AND THE IMAGE FROZE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS ALREADY DECEASED WHEN THEY ARRIVED SO THIS HAD NO NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE PATIENT. THEY TRIED USING ANOTHER LARYNGOSCOPE AND THE MONITOR WORKED FINE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21928737 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 17, 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 GO 2 MONITORS FOR A RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION (RSI), THE SCREEN BECAME BLACK WHEN PLACED IN THE PATIENT'S MOUTH. FURTHERMORE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LIGHT ON THE CONNECTED BLADE THEN FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE INTUBATION ATTEMPT WITH THE DEVICE WAS ABANDONED AND COMPLETED WITH A DL MAC 4 INSTEAD. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21854474 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 4, 2025No 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 GO 2 MONITORS, THE IMAGE TURNED WHITE, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF INTUBATION. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE CONNECTED BLADE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT'S MOUTH AND THE MONITOR WAS POWER CYCLED WHICH THEY WERE THEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY INTUBATE THE PATIENT. 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 21304975 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 21, 2025Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE ATTEMPTING A DIFFICULT PASS OF AN ENDOTRACHIAL (ET) TUBE DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE GLIDESCOPE GO 2 MONITORS BRIEFLY RESET TO THE START-UP SCREEN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ET TUBE WAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED. 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 21199132 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 2, 2024No 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 GO 2 MONITOR, THE IMAGE PRODUCED APPEARED TO GET PARTIALLY OCCLUDED BY SALIVA AS THE USER WAS ADVANCING THE ENDOTRACHIAL TUBE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREEN FLICKERED AND TURNED COMPLETELY WHITE AND THE VIDEO SIGNAL WAS LOST. THE MONITOR WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM QC HYPERANGLE S3 LARYNGOSCOPE AND RECONNECTED BUT THE IMAGE STAYED WHITE. 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 19656756 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 25, 2024No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE GO 2 MONITOR, THE SCREEN WENT BLACK WHEN USED WITH A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC HYPERANGLE S4 LARYNGOSCOPE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AFTER THE S4 WAS SWITCHED TO A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC HYPERANGLE S3 LARYNGOSCOPE WHICH WORKED WITH NO ISSUES. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19606771 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 25, 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 AN EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE GO 2 MONITOR, THE SCREEN EXPERIENCED A "WHITE-OUT" CONDITION MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN USING WITH A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE QC HYPERANGLE S4 LARYNGOSCOPE. FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION FROM THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT IT RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF AIRWAY DURING THE WHITE-OUT BUT THE PATIENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY INTUBATED WITH A BACKUP DEVICE SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL SCREEN ISSUES. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19606536 ↗