Shiley 96375Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Nasal RAE Tracheal Tube with TaperGuard Cuff,Murphy Eye · Class 2
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- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 40884521157478), received between Jun 23, 2020 and Feb 13, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries, 1 malfunction.
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
- Human-Device Interface Problem1
Patient problems
- Unintended Extubation3
- Extubate1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 13, 2024Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE CUFF OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE DEFLATES INSTANTANEOUSLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18696464 ↗InjuryFeb 23, 2023Human-Device Interface Problem; Human-Device Interface Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE TUBE WAS MORE RIGID AND TRAUMATIC TO THE PATIENT, RESULTING IN NASAL INJURY AND BLEEDING.
Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 16431120 ↗InjuryNov 24, 2020Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PATIENT WAS REQUIRED NASAL INTUBATION. THE DEVICE (REA 7.5) PLACED AFTER GENERAL ANESTHESIA, DECONGESTANT, LUBRICATE NASAL TRUMPETS. CUFF OF EACH TUBE WAS TESTED AND LUBRICATED. NASAL-TRACHEAL INTUBATION ACHIEVED WITH VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY-NOTHING UNUSUAL. FIRST DEVICE TUBE SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT AFTER 10MIN LOST CUFF PRESSURE AND WOULD NOT SUSTAIN PRESSURE. IT WAS REMOVED AND SECOND TUBE PLACED (SAME AND TESTED). IMMEDIATELY FOUND ALSO TO NOT RETAIN CUFF PRESSURE. IT WAS ALSO REMOVED AND THIRD TESTED AND PLACED WITH EXACT SAME FINDING. 6.5 ORAL ETT WAS PLACED WITH VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY AND CARE PROCEEDED.
Patient problems: Unintended Extubation
MAUDE report 10898425 ↗InjuryNov 24, 2020Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PATIENT WAS REQUIRED NASAL INTUBATION. THE DEVICE (REA 7.5) PLACED AFTER GENERAL ANESTHESIA, DECONGESTANT, LUBRICATE NASAL TRUMPETS. CUFF OF EACH TUBE WAS TESTED AND LUBRICATED. NASAL-TRACHEAL INTUBATION ACHIEVED WITH VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY-NOTHING UNUSUAL. FIRST DEVICE TUBE SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT AFTER 10MIN LOST CUFF PRESSURE AND WOULD NOT SUSTAIN PRESSURE. IT WAS REMOVED AND SECOND TUBE PLACED (SAME AND TESTED). IMMEDIATELY FOUND ALSO TO NOT RETAIN CUFF PRESSURE. IT WAS ALSO REMOVED AND THIRD TESTED AND PLACED WITH EXACT SAME FINDING. 6.5 ORAL ETT WAS PLACED WITH VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY AND CARE PROCEEDED.
Patient problems: Unintended Extubation
MAUDE report 10898382 ↗InjuryNov 24, 2020Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PATIENT WAS REQUIRED NASAL INTUBATION. THE DEVICE (REA 7.5) PLACED AFTER GENERAL ANESTHESIA, DECONGESTANT, LUBRICATE NASAL TRUMPETS. CUFF OF EACH TUBE WAS TESTED AND LUBRICATED. NASAL-TRACHEAL INTUBATION ACHIEVED WITH VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY-NOTHING UNUSUAL. FIRST DEVICE TUBE SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT AFTER 10MIN LOST CUFF PRESSURE AND WOULD NOT SUSTAIN PRESSURE. IT WAS REMOVED AND SECOND TUBE PLACED (SAME AND TESTED). IMMEDIATELY FOUND ALSO TO NOT RETAIN CUFF PRESSURE. IT WAS ALSO REMOVED AND THIRD TESTED AND PLACED WITH EXACT SAME FINDING. 6.5 ORAL ETT WAS PLACED WITH VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY AND CARE PROCEEDED.
Patient problems: Unintended Extubation
MAUDE report 10898362 ↗InjuryJun 23, 2020Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE DEVICE¿S CUFF WOULD NOT INFLATE BECAUSE THE CUFF WAS PUNCTURED. PATIENT WAS REINTUBATED WITH NEW DEVICE.
Patient problems: Extubate
MAUDE report 10183482 ↗
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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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