Portex 100/870/090CZRecalls & reported problems
Icu Medical, Inc. · Class 2
All models of Portex (409)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 15019315104886), received between Oct 24, 2022 and Dec 23, 2025 — classified as 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Split, Cut or Torn” (2 reports).
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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Split, Cut or Torn2
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Crack1
- Defective Component1
- Material Puncture/Hole1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 23, 2025Material Puncture/Hole; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Puncture/Hole; Material Split, Cut or Torn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PATIENT USE, THE SUCTION AID PORT OF THE TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE HAD SPLIT OR CRACKED. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE CUFF FAILED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE PILOT BALLOON. THE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITHOUT ISSUE, AND NO PATIENT HARM OR ADVERSE EVENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23883919 ↗MalfunctionOct 30, 2024Crack; Crack
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE SURGERY AND USE OF THE CANNULA, THE ENDOCANNULA (THE REMOVABLE ONE) SIMPLY CRACKED. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO HARM REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20569374 ↗MalfunctionNov 21, 2022Defective Component; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Defective Component; Material Split, Cut or Torn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SUBGLOTTIC SUCTION DOESN'T WORK. ADAPTER IS TORN. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR NO OBSERVABLE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OR A CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS IDENTIFIED IN THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15834831 ↗MalfunctionOct 24, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT MAKING STOPPER IN TQT WITHOUT INTERMEDIARY, FOR BECAUSE TO THE SAME IS DAMAGED. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR NO OBSERVABLE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OR A CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS IDENTIFIED IN THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15663281 ↗
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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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