AVANOS 20-9438Recalls & reported problems
Avanos Medical, Inc. · CORFLO* Nasogastric/Nasointestinal Feeding Tube with Stylet · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00350770458069), received between Nov 9, 2021 and Nov 9, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Malposition of Device” (1 report).
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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Malposition of Device1
Patient problems
- Cough1
- Hypoxia1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 9, 2021Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device
IT WAS REPORTED VIA FDA MEDWATCH / FDA USER FACILITY REPORT # (B)(4) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: RN (REGISTERED NURSE) ATTEMPTED TO PLACE CORPAK AND PATIENT BEGAN COUGHING AND SP02 DROPPED TO 82% A BEDSIDE KUB (KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER X-RAY) WAS PERFORMED THAT SHOWED THE CORPAK IN THE RIGHT LUNG WITH AN OBVIOUS RIGHT SIDED PNEUMOTHORAX. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 15-OCT-2021 STATES MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED AND A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED AT 1240 ON (B)(6) 2021. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON COMFORT CARE AT 2130 ON (B)(6) 2021.
Patient problems: Cough; Hypoxia
MAUDE report 12781333 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- 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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