Air-Q3® 60505Recalls & reported problems
Airlife · Air-Q3 Self Pressurizing ILA with Automatic Cuff Inflation and GA Size 5.0 · Class 1
All models of Air-Q3 (2)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10889483480731), received between Mar 19, 2025 and Mar 19, 2025 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Slipped” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Slipped1
- Failure to Seal1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 19, 2025Device Slipped; Failure to Seal; Device Slipped; Failure to Seal
IT WAS REPORTED, THE PROVIDER INSERTED THE AIRWAY DEVICE AND SECURED [IT] AS INSTRUCTED; FOUND AIRWAY DEVICE TO HAVE TWISTED OUT OF THE SECUREMENT DEVICE AND LOST SEAL. THE SEAL WAS CONFIRMED BY END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE (ETCO2) READINGS THAT WERE BOUNCING AROUND DURING TRANSPORT. UPON TRANSFER TO THE HOSPITAL STAFF, NO SEAL FROM THE DEVICE WAS FOUND. IT WAS ADDITIONALLY REPORTED, THE AIR-Q SP3G WAS TWISTING AND SLIPPED OUT OF THE THOMAS SELECT TUBE HOLDER. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF SEAL IN THE AIRWAY DURING TRANSPORT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21647806 ↗
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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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