Shiley 96365Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Nasal RAE Tracheal Tube with TaperGuard Cuff,Murphy Eye · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 8
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 40884521157454), received between Jan 18, 2018 and Feb 26, 2025 — classified as 8 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (5 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Use of Device Problem5
- Defective Component1
- Disconnection1
- Human-Device Interface Problem1
- Inflation Problem1
- Labelling, Instructions for Use or Training Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- Unintended Extubation3
- Insufficient Information2
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 26, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE USED TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUS ONE, HAD CUFF INFLATION OR DEFLATION.AS WELL. A TUBE FROM ANOTHER BRAND WAS USED.
Patient problems: Unintended Extubation
MAUDE report 21471703 ↗MalfunctionFeb 25, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE USED TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUS ONE, HAD CUFF INFLATION OR DEFLATION.AS WELL. A TUBE FROM ANOTHER BRAND WAS USED.
Patient problems: Unintended Extubation
MAUDE report 21465607 ↗MalfunctionJun 21, 2024Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE'S BALLOON DID NOT INFLATE BEFORE USE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED EVENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19590289 ↗MalfunctionNov 13, 2023Disconnection; Labelling, Instructions for Use or Training Problem; Disconnection; Labelling, Instructions for Use or Training Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE CONNECTOR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LABELING ISSUE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT OUTCOME.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18124474 ↗MalfunctionOct 19, 2023Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, UPON ATTEMPTING TO INFLATE THE CUFF OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE, THE SYRINGE PLUNGER WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS DESPITE THE HIGH PRESSURE. IT WAS UNCLEAR AT THE TIME IF THE ISSUE WAS WITH PATIENT OR EQUIPMENT. THE NASAL TUBE WAS REMOVED, AND THE PATIENT WAS VENTILATED AND REINTUBATED WITH AN ORAL ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE NASAL TUBE, THE PILOT BALLOON LINE HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT JUST AT THE POINT THE LINE EXITS THE BODY OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE THAT CAUSED THE LINE TO KINK UNLESS GENTLE TRACTION WAS HELD ON THE LINE. DUE TO THE DEFECT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT ADDITIONAL LARYNGOSCOPY, AND THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WAS NOT THE IDEAL ONE FOR THE DESIRED SURGICAL EXPOSURE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; Unintended Extubation
MAUDE report 17968088 ↗MalfunctionJan 6, 2022Defective Component; Human-Device Interface Problem; Defective Component; Human-Device Interface Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING USE, THE CANNULA WAS TOO RIGID. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13175767 ↗MalfunctionAug 10, 2021Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE DEVICE'S CUFF HAD INFLATION/DEFLATION ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12304862 ↗MalfunctionJan 18, 2018Inflation Problem; Inflation Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE DEVICE WAS LOSING AIR. NO REPORTED PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND OUTCOME.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 7203725 ↗
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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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