McGRATH MAC 301-000-000 (UDI 10884521776494)Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Video Laryngoscope · Class 1

All models of McGRATH MAC (11)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

2 open recalls name this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Quick summary

This Covidien McGrath MAC video laryngoscope is used to help place breathing tubes. Of its 90 reports, 2 involve injuries and no deaths are recorded. Reports mostly describe a blank screen or no power, even after battery replacement. There were 2 reports in the last 12 months, down from 79 before. There are 2 open recalls: one from 2023 over units that had failed quality checks and were stolen and sold, and one from 2024 over updated battery handling instructions.

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Adverse event reports: 90
Deaths reported: 0
Injuries reported: 2
Recalls naming it: 2

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 90 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521776494), received between Aug 2, 2021 and Apr 27, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 88 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “No Display/Image” (79 reports).

2 FDA recall records name this device's identifier, 2 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Recalls naming this device

Jul 9, 2024Class IIOpen, Classified
IFU update to address device's battery handling information.
Z-2717-2024 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Sep 28, 2023Class IOpen, Classified
Defective video laryngoscopes that did not pass quality tests established for the product, that were designated for destruction, were stolen, and subsequently distributed for sale. Defective device use may result in failed laryngoscopy and/or intubation.
Z-0144-2024 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

No Display/Image79
Failure to Power Up9
Erratic or Intermittent Display5
Electrical /Electronic Property Problem3
Display or Visual Feedback Problem2
Failure to Run on Battery2
Mechanical Problem1
Temperature Problem1

Patient problems

No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions78
Insufficient Information11
Low Oxygen Saturation1
Unspecified Tissue Injury1

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 90 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

MalfunctionApr 27, 2026No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE HAD NO DISPLAY, NOT EVEN THE BATTERY ICON DESPITE REPLACING THE BATTERY IN A HOSPITAL SETTING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25009564 ↗
MalfunctionMar 24, 2026No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE EXHIBITED NO DISPLAY DESPITE BATTERY REPLACEMENT WHILE AT THE HOSPITAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24682714 ↗
MalfunctionSep 3, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USE, THE TIP LED OF THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE LIT UP, BUT NOTHING APPEARED ON THE LCD SCREEN. MULTIPLE BATTERIES WERE TRIED BUT WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22956505 ↗
MalfunctionAug 28, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE'S LED LIGHTS UP, AND THE SCREEN GOES FROM BLUE SCREEN TO BLANK SCREEN. THERE WAS NO BATTERY ICON DISPLAYED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22912610 ↗
MalfunctionAug 26, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE POWERED UP AND THE SCREEN WAS WORKING, BUT NO IMAGE WAS SHOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22897683 ↗
MalfunctionAug 12, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE HAD NO DISPLAY EVEN WHICH BATTERY WAS USED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22790621 ↗
MalfunctionAug 5, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LCD SCREEN WAS NOT DISPLAYING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, BUT THE EVENT DID NOT IMPROVE. EVEN WITH A BATTERY THAT CAN BE USED WITH ANOTHER HANDLES, THE EVENT DID NOT IMPROVE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22720537 ↗
MalfunctionJun 17, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE'S DISPLAY WAS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, ONLY THE DISPLAY LIGHTS UP BUT NOTHING WAS DISPLAYED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22232996 ↗
MalfunctionMay 22, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE POWERED ON BUT HAD NO DISPLAY. TESTED WITH A KNOWN GOOD BATTERY BUT STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22072728 ↗
MalfunctionMay 22, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TESTING/MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS NO IMAGE ON THE DISPLAY OF THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE, ALTHOUGH THE BLADE DID LIGHT UP. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22070617 ↗
MalfunctionMay 13, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE HAD A BLACK MIRROR. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS ANY PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22009708 ↗
MalfunctionApr 22, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USAGE, AFTER POWERING ON THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE, THERE WAS NO DISPLAY AND BATTERY ICON, BUT LED LIGHT WAS ON. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21885336 ↗
MalfunctionMar 21, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MCGRATH HAD NO DISPLAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21670996 ↗
MalfunctionMar 21, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED BEFORE USE, WHEN THE MCGRATH'S POWER WAS TURNED ON, THE LED LIGHT ON THE HANDLE TIP WOULD LIGHT UP, BUT THE LCD SCREEN DID NOT DISPLAY EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21664377 ↗
MalfunctionMar 3, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TESTING/MAINTENANCE OF A VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE, THE DISPLAY WAS BLANK, BUT THE BLADE DID LIGHT UP. NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21508143 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 26, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING INSPECTION, THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE'S POWER BUTTON WAS PRESSED AND SCREEN HAD NO DISPLAY, BUT THE BLADE TIP LIGHT WAS FLASHING IRREGULARLY. TRIED REPLACING WITH KNOWN GOOD BATTERY BUT ISSUE PERSIST. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21471731 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 26, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO USE, THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE'S DISPLAY WAS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21471387 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 26, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE'S SCREEN DISPLAY HAD BACKLIT BUT WITH NO PICTURE. SWAPPED WITH NEW BATTERY BUT ISSUE REMAINED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21470156 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 26, 2025No Display/Image; Failure to Run on Battery; No Display/Image; Failure to Run on Battery
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING AN INTUBATION ON A PATIENT, THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE'S SCREEN WAS DARK, HAD WEIRD LINES ON IT, THEN WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THERE WAS LIKE 180 MINUTES LEFT ON THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE SCREEN WORKED FINE. THE BATTERY WAS CONFIRMED DEFECTIVE WHEN TRIED TO ANOTHER HANDLE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21469747 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 26, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING PRE-TEST, THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE'S SCREEN WAS NOT WORKING AND NO DISPLAY. ISSUE HAD RESOLVED ITSELF, AND WILL MONITOR THE DEVICE TO SEE IF IT FAILS AGAIN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21468898 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 25, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE HAD NO DISPLAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21465587 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 25, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE'S DISPLAY DID NOT TURN ON EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND BATTERY CHANGED. THE DISPLAY WAS TRYING TO DOWNLOAD SOMETHING BUT AFTER TWO SECONDS IT SHUTS DOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21465536 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 25, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE'S SCREEN HAD NO DISPLAY IMAGE, IN PREPARATION FOR USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21465323 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 25, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO USE, THE VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE HAD NO DISPLAY EVEN THE BATTERY ICON WAS NOT DISPLAYED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21465293 ↗
MalfunctionFeb 25, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE'S SCREEN DISPLAY WAS BLANK, BUT BLADE LIGHT WAS LID DURING PRE-TEST. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21464361 ↗

Device details

UDI-DI	`10884521776494`
Brand	McGRATH MAC
Model	301-000-000
Company	Covidien LP
Product code	CCW · LARYNGOSCOPE, RIGID
Class	Class 1
FDA submission	None listed
Implant	No
Rx / OTC	Prescription
Single use	No
Sterile	No
MRI safety	MR Unsafe
Status	In Commercial Distribution
Record updated	Apr 28, 2026

Device type (GMDN): Video intubation laryngoscope handle/monitor

A non-sterile component of a bladed video intubation laryngoscope intended to enable the positioning of the blade into the oral cavity to manipulate the tongue, preventing it from obstructing the oropharynx and enabling a clear view of the trachea for the insertion of an endotracheal (ET) tube prior to the delivery of inhalation anaesthesia and/or ventilation. It has a monitor for the user to view anatomical images of the larynx/trachea transmitted by a video system from an electronic camera at the distal end of the blade. This is a reusable device.

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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
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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