AirLife™ 4698TRecalls & reported problems
Airlife · Tri-Flo™ Suction Cath-N-Glove™ Kit · Class 1
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 10889483584187), received between Dec 16, 2025 and Dec 16, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 16, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S NURSE WAS SUCTIONING THE PATIENT WHEN THE CATHETER BROKE AND BECAME LODGED IN THE PATIENT'S TRACHEA. THE PATIENT'S MOTHER CALLED 911, AND THE PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT/ICU, WHERE A PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE CATHETER. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED FOR SIX DAYS AND DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2025. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION WAS NOT REPORTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 23824402 ↗
Other Airway Suction Kit devices
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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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