What are FDA adverse event reports for Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid?

The FDA's MAUDE (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) database collects reports of adverse events involving medical devices. For Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid, there are 1,074 total reports including 6 death reports and 33 injury reports. These reports are submitted by manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and patients. A high number of reports does not necessarily mean a device is unsafe, widely used devices naturally generate more reports.

How should I interpret MAUDE data for Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid?

MAUDE reports are raw adverse event submissions, not confirmed safety findings. A report that a device was involved in a death does not mean the device caused the death. Reports vary in quality and completeness. The FDA uses MAUDE data as one input among many in its safety surveillance, it does not draw conclusions from individual reports. Always consult your healthcare provider about device safety questions.

2026 data FDA MAUDE openFDA

Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid

Name: Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid - FDA MAUDE Adverse Event Reports
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Adverse-event figures are drawn from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) MAUDE database, refreshed March 2026, see our methodology.

Compiled by PlainHospital · August 14, 2026

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openFDA event book Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid LIGHT-BOOK · MAUDE

#640 of 1000 · 1,074 reports · 1994–2026

BOOK 1,074 reports
RANK #640 of 1000
DEATH 6 death-typed
INJ 33 injury-typed
MALF 1,021 malfunction
SPAN 1994–2026
PEAK 2023: 268
PHOTO Introducer

Nearest event-volume peer: Introducer, Syringe Needle (2 report gap)

Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid sits #640 of 1000 among tracked device types with 1,074 MAUDE reports spanning 1994–2026. Rank counts report volume, not confirmed device fault. Event_type Death / Injury / Malfunction are one code per report — not the same population as patient-outcome rows ( methodology). Read with this device → · Lead manufacturer → · Similar-volume device →

Event-type mix vs corpus

Shares of FDA event_type codes on this device type, compared with the mean across 1,000 device types that have ≥100 MAUDE reports. Codes are report labels, not adjudicated causation.

DEATH 0.6% corpus 1.5% · below corpus mean (-1.0 pp)
INJ 3.1% corpus 30.4% · below corpus mean (-27.4 pp)
MALF 95.1% corpus 64.5% · above corpus mean (+30.6 pp)

Lead product-problem code Break is 48% of coded problems · Lead manufacturer HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX TOKYO OFFICE accounts for 92% of manufacturer-tagged reports · Top event location is 94% of location-tagged rows .

Instrument

1,086
Apparatus

1,081
Automated Uri…

1,080
Introducer

1,076
Laryngoscope (this)

1,074
System

1,072

What this shows Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid carries 1,074 MAUDE reports, ranked #640 of 1000.

Event Types

Malfunction 1,021 (95.1%)

Injury 33 (3.1%)

Other 9 (0.8%)

Death 6 (0.6%)

5 (0.5%)

Patient Outcomes

FDA patient-outcome codes (separate from event_type). Percentages use this chart's row total.

1,008 (94.1%)

Other 24 (2.2%)

Required Intervention 23 (2.1%)

Hospitalization 7 (0.7%)

Death 6 (0.6%)

Disability 2 (0.2%)

L 1 (0.1%)

Yearly Trend

1994: 1

1997: 1

1998: 2

1999: 5

2000: 5

2001: 5

2002: 8

2003: 6

2004: 6

2006: 2

2008: 3

2009: 1

2010: 49

2011: 9

2012: 10

2013: 21

2014: 21

2015: 4

2016: 7

2017: 10

2018: 4

2019: 1

2020: 2

2021: 60

2022: 258

2023: 268

2024: 204

2025: 87

2026: 14

Top Manufacturers

HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX TOKYO OFFICE 857

TELEFLEX MEDICAL 59

KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG 14

Event Locations

1,006 (93.7%)

HOSPITAL 30 (2.8%)

I 26 (2.4%)

NO INFORMATION 7 (0.7%)

OTHER 4 (0.4%)

OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC FACILITY 1 (0.1%)

Compare HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX TOKYO OFFICE vs TELEFLEX MEDICAL →

Nationwide devices with similar MAUDE profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid, both floored at ≥100 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other device types by FDA MAUDE report count (1,074 here).

Introducer, Syringe Needle 1,076 System, Dialysate Delivery, Single Patient 1,072 Automated Urinalysis System 1,080 Apparatus, Suction, Patient Care 1,081

Similar death-typed counts

Nearest other device types by death-typed report count (6 here), distinct from the volume row.

Applicator, Absorbent Tipped, Non-Sterile 6 Cable, Electrode 6 Catheter, Straight 6 Device, Percutaneous Retrieval 6

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Disclaimer: MAUDE figures for Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid are informational only and are not clinical advice. Report codes do not prove device causation. Consult a qualified clinician before acting on this data.

Every figure on PlainHospital is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Event-type mix on this page is computed from FDA MAUDE codes for Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid; corpus means use device types with ≥100 reports. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.

Laryngoscope, Non-Rigid

Event-type mix vs corpus