Shiley 18890SRecalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · TaperGuard Evac Oral Tracheal Tube with Stylet Murphy Eye · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884521726734), received between Mar 1, 2022 and Mar 1, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Installation-Related Problem” (1 report).
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
- Installation-Related Problem1
Patient problems
- Low Oxygen Saturation1
- Unintended Extubation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 1, 2022Installation-Related Problem; Installation-Related Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING USE, THE CUFF OF THE DEVICE HAD A LEAKAGE. THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RT) ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE CUFF SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE LEAKAGE WAS STILL PRESENT. REINTUBATION WAS REQUIRED WITH LARGER ONE. THE PATIENT WAS PREOXYGENATED WITH 100%. VENTILATOR WAS DISCONNECTED AND A BOUGIE WAS PLACED INTO THE EXISTING TUBE AND REMOVED. THE 9.0 ETT WAS INSERTED OVER THE BOUGIE. AS THE TUBE ADVANCED INTO THE AIRWAY, A RESISTANCE WAS FELT. THE PATIENT SATURATION BEGAN TO DROP INTO THE MID 80S. THE BOUGIE AND TUBE WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRWAY AND PATIENT WAS BAGGED. THE PATIENT WAS REINTUBATED WITH A 7.5 ETT WHICH WAS SECURED AT 24 AT THE LIP.
Patient problems: Low Oxygen Saturation; Unintended Extubation
MAUDE report 13633654 ↗
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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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