GlideScope® GlideScope® Core™ 15 FHDRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 30 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00879123008596), received between Apr 16, 2024 and Sep 15, 2026 — classified as 30 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (26 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-2022-2024 · Root cause: Software Manufacturing/Software Deployment · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 30 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 15, 2026Erratic or Intermittent Display; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50776918 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 15, 2026Power Problem; Intermittent Loss of Power

  A customer reported that while using a GlideScope Core 15-inch FHD Monitor, the device unexpectedly shut down in the middle of the procedure. No delay in procedure, use of a backup device, or harm to the patient was reported. The end user noted that the battery was fully charged when the shut down occurred. Following the reported event, the facility's biomedical engineering representative was unable to reproduce the reported issue.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50776917 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 14, 2026Intermittent Loss of Power

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25815072 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 7, 2026Intermittent Loss of Power

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR, THE DEVICE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE. 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 WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED ISSUE AND INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS MAINTAINING A CHARGE OF APPROXIMATELY 81 TO 82 MINUTES.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24810825 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 3, 2026Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR, THE DISPLAY BECAME STATIC AND VISIBILITY OF THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY WAS LOST. 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 24253153 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 16, 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 15-INCH FHD MONITOR, THE SREEN FROZE DURING INTUBATION; HOWEVER, THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO ZOOM IN AND OUT DESPITE THE SCREEN BEING FROZEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE IN AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23819008 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 16, 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 FHD MONITOR, THE SCREEN FROZE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCEDURE. NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE FACILITY'S BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE REPORTED ISSUE AND STATED THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVICE MOVING FORWARD.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23819007 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 4, 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 FHD MONITOR, THE SCREEN TURNED BLACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTUBATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISPLAYED A SPLIT SCREEN. 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 23467270 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 5, 2025Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, USING A VERATHON GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR, THE SCREEN BECAME GLITCHY WITH LINES APPEARING ACROSS THE DISPLAY OBSCURING THE PHYSICIAN'S VIEW OF THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED, BUT THERE WAS A TEMPORARY DISRUPTION TO THE PROCEDURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT AND OBTAIN A SECOND UNIT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22720785 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 15, 2025Erratic 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 WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR DURING A BEDSIDE BRONCHOSCOPY, THE MONITOR EXPERIENCED A GLITCH, RESULTING IN THE APPEARANCE OF GREEN AND PURPLE LINES AND A LOSS OF VIDEO. 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 22509363 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 1, 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 FHD MONITOR WENT BLACK DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY. 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 22373362 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 3, 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 15-INCH FHD MONITOR DURING AN INTUBATION, THE IMAGE WENT DARK. 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 22133869 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 3, 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 15-INCH FHD MONITOR DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY, THE IMAGE WENT DARK. 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 22133859 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 27, 2025Erratic 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 CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR, THE SCREEN FROZE, WENT BLACK, AND STOPPED WORKING. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, USE OF A BACKUP DEVICE, OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. VERATHON MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONFIRM IF THE CUSTOMER WAS ABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT AND ISOLATE THE ISSUE TO A PARTICULAR SYSTEM COMPONENT, HOWEVER TO DATE, NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22091914 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 27, 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 15-INCH FHD MONITOR DURING AN INTUBATION, THE IMAGE WENT DARK. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED BY UNPLUGGING THE LARYNGOSCOPE AND THEN IT WORKED. 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 22091913 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 27, 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 15-INCH FHD MONITOR DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY, THE IMAGE WENT DARK. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED BY UNPLUGGING THE BRONCHOSCOPE AND THEN IT WORKED. 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 22091910 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 2, 2025No 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 FHD MONITOR DURING A CODE EVENT IN THE ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU), THE SCREEN WENT BLACK WHEN INTUBATION WAS ATTEMPTED. THE INTUBATION WAS ABLE TO BE COMPLETED USING A BACKUP SYSTEM WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE IN AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21951570 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2025No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image; No Display/Image; Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A BEDSIDE BRONCHOSCOPY WITH A BFLEX 2 LARGE 5.8 SINGLE-USE BRONCHOSCOPE. THE BRONCHOSCOPE WAS PLUGGED IN TO A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR AND THEN THE SCREEN BECAME PIXELATED AND THEN SHUT OFF. 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 21928735 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2025Erratic 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 THEY ATTEMPTED TO USE A GLIDESCOPE SPECTRUM SINGLE-USE LARYNGOSCOPE (UNKNOWN MODEL) TO INTUBATE A PATIENT. THE PHYSICIAN INTUBATING STATED THE SCREEN ON THE GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR PIXELATED, GOING BLACK AND GREEN BEFORE SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. THE SCREEN WENT BLACK AND THE IMAGE DID NOT RETURN DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE PHYSICIAN WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE INTUBATION WITH THE GLIDESCOPE SYSTEM AND HAD TO RESORT TO USING DIRECT VIEW INTUBATION TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO SECURE THE AIRWAY, WHICH CAUSED A DELAY IN TREATMENT. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED. FOLLOWING THE REPORTED EVENT, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ATTEMPTING MULTIPLE SINGLE-USE LARYNGOSCOPES AND ALL OF THEM RESULTED IN THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE MONITOR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21928734 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 4, 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 FHD MONITOR, THE SCREEN WAS FREEZING. 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 REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO RECREATE THE REPORTED FREEZING ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY NOTED THAT THE LIGHT SOURCE FLICKERS WITH MOVEMENT BUT THEN IS STEADY. AFTER TURNING OFF THE DYNAMIC LIGHT CONTROL SETTING, A NICE PICTURE WAS OBTAINED WITH REDUCED FLICKERING AND VIDEO LAG.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21304956 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 14, 2025Erratic 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 WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR TO PERFORM A BEDSIDE BRONCHOSCOPY, THE SCREEN WENT "FUZZY" AND THEN GLITCHED OUT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A BACKUP MONITOR AND BRONCHOSCOPE 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 21152245 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 14, 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 15-INCH FHD MONITOR DURING A BEDSIDE BRONCHOSCOPY, THE SCREEN FROZE. THE MONITOR WAS POWERED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE IMAGE FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. 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 21152235 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 7, 2025Erratic 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 WHILE USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR DURING A BEDSIDE BRONCHOSCOPY, THE MONITOR DISPLAY WENT BLACK AND THEN HAD GREEN AND PINK LINES ACROSS THE SCREEN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LIGHT STAYED ON AT THE END OF THE CONNECTED LARYNGOSCOPE. USERS UNPLUGGED THE LARYNGOSCOPE AND IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION, BUT THEN WENT DARK 20 SECONDS LATER. 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 21093986 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 4, 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 FHD MONITOR, THE SCREEN WENT BLANK DURING INTUBATION. 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 20845876 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 27, 2024Erratic or Intermittent Display; Poor Quality Image; Erratic or Intermittent Display; Poor Quality Image

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, USING A GLIDESCOPE CORE 15-INCH FHD MONITOR, THE SCREEN DISPLAYS GREEN LINES AND THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT SOMETIMES THE PICTURE WOULD BLINK IN AND OUT. 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 20076684 ↗