FDA: Class I recall of GlideScope Titanium Single-Use Video Laryngoscope

Editor's Note

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 18 announced the Class I recall of the GlideScope Titanium Single-Use Video Laryngoscope by Verathon (Bothell, Washington). Class I is the most serious.

The recall was initiated because of a potential disruption in the video feed from the laryngoscope blade camera to the monitor. A disrupted or unstable video image may lead to delayed tracheal tube insertion, intubation failure, and other serious adverse events.

Posted 03/18/2016] AUDIENCE: Risk Manager, Otolaryngology, Anesthesiology ISSUE: Verathon Incorporated is recalling the GlideScope Titanium Single-Use Video Laryngoscope because of a potential disruption in the video feed from the camera in the laryngoscope blades to the monitor.