Portex 100/870/085Recalls & reported problems

All models of Portex (409)

Data updated Oct 18, 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 15019315038815), received between May 20, 2021 and May 20, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Gel Leak” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

Gel Leak1

Patient problems

Low Oxygen Saturation1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

InjuryMay 20, 2021Gel Leak; Gel Leak
INFORMATION RECEIVED A SMITHS MEDICAL TRACHEOSTOMY/PVC - PORTEX TUBES BLUE LINE ULTRA (BLU) REPORTED DAMAGE CUFF WITH PIERCED BALLOON, WHICH REQUIRED REMOVAL AND NEW TRACHEOSTOMY, IN TURN THIS WAS COMPROMISING OXYGENATION OF PATIENT.. IT WAS REPORTED HE CUFF WAS NOT ASSESSED PRIOR TO INSERTION.
Patient problems: Low Oxygen Saturation
MAUDE report 11859171 ↗

Device details

UDI-DI	`15019315038815`
Brand	Portex
Model	100/870/085
Company	Icu Medical, Inc.
Product code	BTO · Tube, tracheostomy (w/wo connector)
Class	Class 2
FDA submission	None listed
Implant	No
Rx / OTC	Prescription
Single use	Yes
Sterile	Yes
MRI safety	Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information
Status	In Commercial Distribution
Record updated	Jun 9, 2025

Device type (GMDN): Tracheostomy tube, non-reinforced, non-customized, single-use

A hollow cylinder designed to be inserted into an artificial opening made in the trachea (windpipe) during a tracheotomy to provide a patent airway; it is not custom-made for a specific patient and is not reinforced with a wire. It is typically constructed of plastic and may include an inner cannula. It is available in cuffed, uncuffed, and/or fenestrated versions, and in a variety of shapes and sizes. It is typically secured in position by a tracheostomy tube holder fastened around the patient's neck. This is a single-use 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
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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