Portex 101/817/070Recalls & 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: 0
Recalls naming it: 0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 15019517077483), received between May 26, 2023 and May 26, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Component” (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

Defective Component1
Defective Device1
Difficult to Insert1

Patient problems

Insufficient Information1

Recent adverse event reports

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

MalfunctionMay 26, 2023Difficult to Insert; Defective Component; Defective Device; Difficult to Insert; Defective Component; Defective Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE WITH A PATIENT THE TRACH "FELT HEAVY IN OPENING AND DRAGGED DOWN. THE STOMA FELT SORE FEELS HEAVIER THAN PREVIOUS TRACH FLANGE MAYBE A LITTLE SHORTER. FLAKES OF GREEN MARKINGS CAME OFF ON SKIN STRAP; POOR QUALITY."
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 17010142 ↗

Device details

UDI-DI	`15019517077483`
Brand	Portex
Model	101/817/070
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	MR Conditional
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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