Events

Safety Alert for Video laryngoscope GLIDESCOPE

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Verathon Medical.

What is this?

Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    R1602-39
  • Event Number
    2010DM-0005379
  • Date
    2016-02-02
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=159
  • Notes / Alerts
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Colombia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The manufacturer informs about the potential risk that there is waste of the end of the referenced sheets, leading to potentially adverse events on the patients.

Device

Video laryngoscope GLIDESCOPE
  • Model / Serial
    AVL3, AVL4, AVL5, GVL3, GVL4 and GVL5, specific serial
  • Product Description
    For intubation.
  • Manufacturer
    Verathon Medical

Manufacturer

Verathon Medical