HUDSON RCI IPN044847Recalls & reported problems
Teleflex Incorporated · STYLET,SHER-I-SLIP,PEDIATRIC · Class 1
All models of HUDSON RCI (152)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04026704397525), received between Mar 3, 2023 and Sep 8, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (2 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Separation2
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Flaked1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- Unintended Extubation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 8, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50674835 ↗InjuryFeb 21, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "I AM REPORTING AN ISSUE WITH A STYLET THAT WAS USED IN OUR UNIT WHERE THE BLUE SHEATH DISLODGED IN THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE DURING INTUBATION". ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DURING INTUBATION OF AN INFANT THE STYLET CAME OUT WITHOUT THE PLASTIC SHEATH, WHICH STAYED IN THE TUBE. THE PHYSICIAN PULLED OUT THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WITH THE STYLET PLASTIC IN IT. THE PATIENTS SATS DROPPED TO 40% FOR 20 SECONDS, THEY WERE BAGGED FOR 2 MINUTES TO BRING SATS BACK UP AND THEN REINTUBATED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED AS "CRITICAL, BUT STABLE ON A VENTILATOR". THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM OR CONSEQUENCE FROM THE REPORTED INCIDENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18745663 ↗MalfunctionDec 8, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "AFTER AN ATTEMPT AT INTRABRONCHIAL FOREIGN BODY EXTRACTION IN AN 11-MONTH-OLD INFANT, THE INFANT WAS INTUBATED FOR FURTHER INTENSIVE CARE UNIT THERAPY. INTUBATION INITIALLY WENT SMOOTHLY. WHEN THE STYLET WAS WITHDRAWN, IT QUICKLY BECAME APPARENT THAT A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE BLUE SHEATH OF THE STYLET WAS DISLOCATED. THE TUBE WAS REMOVED IMMEDIATELY. THE NEW INTUBATION - THIS TIME WITHOUT THE STYLET - WENT SMOOTHLY. WE THEN OPENED THE TUBE WHERE THE EVENT HAD OCCURRED AND WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE AN 18.5 CM LONG PLASTIC SEGMENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THERE WAS NO PART OF THE STYLET LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO DESATURATION DURING THE ISSUE. THE ET TUBE WITH THE SEGMENT OF THE DISLOCATED STYLET WAS REMOVED WITHIN 5 SECONDS. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WHO WAS RECOVERED AND DISCHARGED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18289552 ↗InjuryMar 3, 2023Flaked; Flaked
REPORTED ISSUE: PLASTIC COATING OF STYLET DETACHED FROM STYLET WHEN STYLET REMOVED FROM ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE AFTER INTUBATION. 10 CM PIECE OF PLASTIC COATING REMAINED IN ETT WHICH WAS IN INFANT'S ESOPHAGUS. INFANT ELECTIVELY EXTUBATED DUE TO THE PLASTIC PIECE IN ORIGINAL ETT AND REINTUBATED. NO REPORTED INJURY.
Patient problems: Unintended Extubation
MAUDE report 16479435 ↗
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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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