AVANOS 20-7368Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00350770457550), received between Dec 13, 2022 and May 15, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 15, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NASOGASTRIC (NG) TUBE DEVELOPED A LARGE HOLE AND SEPARATED INTO TWO PARTS DURING USE AFTER THE PATIENT VOMITED, REQUIRING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.

  Patient problems: Anxiety; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25185477 ↗
• InjuryJan 13, 2023Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED VIA FDA FDA USER FACILITY REPORT # MW5113771 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: "SMALL BORE FEEDING TUBE FRACTURE." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 21-DEC-2022 STATED THE NASOGASTRIC TUBE (NG) TUBE WAS NOTED TO BE MALPOSITIONED. WHEN REMOVED, THE WEIGHTED TIP WAS RETAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT REQUIRED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE EXCHANGE AND A BRONCHOSCOPY FOR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL. THE NG TUBE WAS IN PLACE 'LESS THAN 30 MINUTES, LIKELY EVEN LESS' PRIOR TO THE FRACTURE OCCURRING. THE NG TUBE WAS NOT FLUSHED WITH 10 CC OF WATER AFTER PLACEMENT WAS CONFIRMED, AND NOT FLUSHED PRIOR TO THE REMOVAL OF THE STYLET TO ACTIVE THE INTERNAL LUBRICANT OF THE NG TUBE. THE NG TUBE WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTED TO BE MALPOSITIONED AND THUS THE STYLET WAS NEVER REMOVED, NOR WAS ANYTHING USED TO FLUSH THE NG TUBE. THE FRACTURE APPEARS WHERE THE WEIGHTED TIP MEETS THE REST OF THE TUBE/STYLET. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE NG TUBE WAS CLOGGED BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER USED. THE WEIGHTED NG TUBE TIP WAS LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT WAS INTUBATED FOLLOWING CEREBRAL EDEMA FROM A SUBOCCIPITAL CRANIOTOMY FOR TUMOR DEBULKING. THE NG TUBE WAS PLACED PRIOR TO EXTUBATION OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE TO HELP F

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 16164715 ↗
• InjuryJan 6, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED, THE ¿SMALL BOWEL FOLLOW-THROUGH (SBFT)¿ WAS BLINDLY PLACED, AN X-RAY CONFIRMED A LUNG PLACEMENT. THE TUBE WAS REMOVED; HOWEVER, A TIP ARTIFACT WAS LEFT IN THE BODY AND WAS REMOVED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTEDLY DOING FINE.

  Patient problems: Perforation

  MAUDE report 16118586 ↗
• InjuryDec 13, 2022Fracture

  SMALL BORE FEEDING TUBE FRACTURE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15979684 ↗