Medline DYNCPDS14Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 16 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10888277703384), received between Apr 29, 2025 and Sep 30, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries, 13 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (6 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. Aug 3, 2022Open, Classified

   Potential for the suction catheter to come apart from the green connector near the thumb valve. The connector is coming apart from the assembled device when pulling the catheter out of the artificial airway in the patient suctioning process.

   Z-1855-2022 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 16 most recent of 16 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 30, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  It was reported that "While suctioning, hub of catheter broke off and lodged in vent circuit."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50946718 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 25, 2026Break

  It was reported that the device broke where it attaches to the vent circuit.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50902351 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 21, 2026Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  It was reported that "Suction catheter hub broken whilst on vent and during suctioning."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50842496 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 21, 2026Break

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50841623 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 18, 2026Loss of or Failure to Bond; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50820057 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 14, 2026Fracture; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50763579 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 8, 2026Crack

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50676610 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 8, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50673294 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 8, 2026Loss of or Failure to Bond; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50671109 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 28, 2026Retraction Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50498489 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 1, 2026Loose or Intermittent Connection

  PER THE REPORT, "THE IN-LINE SUCTION CATHETER BREAK AT THE SWIVEL CONNECTION."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25355975 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 18, 2026Material Separation

  ACCORDING TO THE FACILITY, ON (B)(6) 2026, A 14FR IN-LINE SUCTION CATHETER REPORTEDLY CAME APART AT THE ONE-WAY VALVE WHILE THE THERAPIST WAS SUCTIONING A PATIENT WITH AN ETT. THE CLINICIAN STATED THAT THE PATIENT HAD TO BE BAGGED WHILE A NEW CATHETER WAS LOCATED AND PLACED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24382136 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 28, 2026

  AVANOS IN LINE SUCTION BALLARD CRACKED AT ELBOW. PATIENT CARE NOT COMPROMISED AS BALLARD WAS REPLACED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24199447 ↗
• InjurySep 12, 2025Leak/Splash; Suction Problem; Leak/Splash; Suction Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER, ON (B)(6) 2025, "THE PORT TO ATTACH SALINE TO THE DEVICE TO FLUSH THE LINE IS NOT A SNUG FIT, AND THEREFORE SALINE LEAKS ON THE PATIENT" AND THAT THE PROVIDER HAD TO SWITCH TO "OPEN SUCTIONING" DUE TO "LOSS OF PRIMARY FUNCTION WITH LEAKAGE DURING USE" TO "AVERT AIRWAY COMPROMISE."

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 23043028 ↗
• InjuryJul 31, 2025Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Infusion or Flow Problem; Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Infusion or Flow Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER REPORT, ON (B)(6) 2025, DURING USE OF THE DEVICE, A SIGNIFICANT LEAK IN THE VENTILATOR CIRCUIT DURING BREATH DELIVERY WAS CREATED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SHORTNESS OF BREATH DUE TO A VENTILATOR LEAK DURING SUCTIONING.

  Patient problems: Hypoxia

  MAUDE report 22674570 ↗
• InjuryApr 29, 2025Decrease in Suction; Decrease in Suction

  ACCORDING TO THE FACILITY, "THESE CATHETERS HAVE BEEN USED ON MULTIPLE PATIENTS WITH THICK SECRETIONS, AND THE SUCTION DOESN'T FEEL ADEQUATE. WHEN YOU CAN HEAR THE SECRETIONS, BUT THE CATHETER DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ADEQUATE SUCTION TO REMOVE THEM".

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21926930 ↗