Air-Q3Recalls & reported problems across all models
Airlife · 2 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names at least one Air-Q3 model. Check whether yours is affected in the recall details, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls
- 1
We found 2 models of Air-Q3 by Airlife in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 1 adverse event report in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Mar 19, 2025 and Mar 19, 2025 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Slipped” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name at least one of these models by its device identifier, 1 still open.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
Air-Q3 recalls
FDA recall records that name at least one of these models by its device identifier, newest first. Each recall usually covers specific models or lots, so check the details.
- Dec 22, 2022Open, Classified
There is an orogastric (OG) tube size discrepancy between the labeling in the IFU and the printed text on the device. If the clinician is unable to pass a gastric catheter through one of the channels, the clinician may use a smaller-diameter gastric catheter.
Z-1019-2023 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported Air-Q3 problems
Device problems
- Device Slipped1
- Failure to Seal1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Air-Q3 models
2 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Air-Q3® 50005Airway, Oropharyngeal, Anesthesiology1 recall0 reports
- Air-Q3® 60505Airway, Oropharyngeal, Anesthesiology1 report
Recent Air-Q3 adverse event reports
The 1 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 19, 2025Device Slipped; Failure to Seal; Device Slipped; Failure to Seal
IT WAS REPORTED, THE PROVIDER INSERTED THE AIRWAY DEVICE AND SECURED [IT] AS INSTRUCTED; FOUND AIRWAY DEVICE TO HAVE TWISTED OUT OF THE SECUREMENT DEVICE AND LOST SEAL. THE SEAL WAS CONFIRMED BY END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE (ETCO2) READINGS THAT WERE BOUNCING AROUND DURING TRANSPORT. UPON TRANSFER TO THE HOSPITAL STAFF, NO SEAL FROM THE DEVICE WAS FOUND. IT WAS ADDITIONALLY REPORTED, THE AIR-Q SP3G WAS TWISTING AND SLIPPED OUT OF THE THOMAS SELECT TUBE HOLDER. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF SEAL IN THE AIRWAY DURING TRANSPORT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21647806 ↗
Other Airlife products
All Airlife devices →Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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