Shiley 86552Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Oral/Nasal Tracheal Tube Cuffed Reinforced, Murphy Eye · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521211681), received between Sep 3, 2019 and Oct 6, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries, 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Component” (5 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Defective Component5
- Mechanical Problem2
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- Extubate2
- Insufficient Information2
- No Patient Involvement2
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Information1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 6, 2021Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, AT THE TIME OF THE NASAL INTUBATION, DYSFUNCTION OF THE PNEUMOTAPONATOR TUBE OF THE 7.5 RINGED TUBE WAS OBSERVED. AN 8.0 WAS REQUESTED WHICH PRESENTS THE SAME PROBLEM. ADEQUATE VENTILATION OF THE PATIENT WAS NOT ACHIEVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12583674 ↗MalfunctionSep 15, 2021Mechanical Problem; Defective Component; Mechanical Problem; Defective Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, AT THE TIME OF THE NASAL INTUBATION, DYSFUNCTION OF THE PNEUMOTAPONATOR TUBE OF THE 7.5 RINGED TUBE WAS O BSERVED. AN 8.0 WAS REQUESTED WHICH PRESENTED THE SAME PROBLEM. ADEQUATE VENTILATION OF THE PATIENT WAS NOT ACHIEVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 12478407 ↗MalfunctionOct 7, 2020Defective Component; Defective Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE DEVICE WAS DEFORMED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Information
MAUDE report 10645471 ↗MalfunctionFeb 3, 2020Defective Component; Defective Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE PATIENT BITES DOWN THE ENDO TRACHEAL TUBE AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO SHAPE. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS CAUSE WIRE TO BE EXPOSED. THEY REMOVE THE ET TUBE AND PUT IN ANOTHER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 9662876 ↗MalfunctionJan 14, 2020Defective Component; Defective Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE PATIENT BITE DOWN THE ENDO TRACHEAL TUBE AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO SHAPE. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS CAUSE WIRE TO BE EXPOSED. THEY REMOVE THE ENDO TRACHEAL TUBE AND PUT IN ANOTHER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 9588661 ↗InjuryOct 4, 2019Defective Component; Defective Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE PATIENT BITE DOWN THE ENDOTRACHEAL (ET) TUBE AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO SHAPE. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS CAUSE WIRE TO BE EXPOSED. THEY REMOVE THE ET TUBE AND PUT IN ANOTHER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.
Patient problems: Extubate
MAUDE report 9156512 ↗InjurySep 3, 2019Material Separation; Material Separation
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE SEPARATOR OF TONSILS AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS, THERE WAS LEAKAGE OF THE VENTILATOR CIRCUIT, INTUBATION, CONNECTIONS AND EVIDENCE OF FRACTURE OF THE TIE IS REVEALED OF THE OROTRACHEAL TUBE MARKED ON ITS BASE, SO THE VENTILATOR CAPACITY WAS LOST REQUIRING RE-INTUBATION, REQUESTING A NEW DEVICE.
Patient problems: Extubate
MAUDE report 8958655 ↗
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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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