AVANOS 40-3431Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00350770460147), received between Nov 30, 2022 and Feb 27, 2026 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

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

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 27, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2025, A WEIGHTED FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED WITH THE TIP OF THE GASTRIC CATHETER OVERLYING THE REGION OF THE ANTRUM OF THE STOMACH. ON (B)(6) 2026, THE TUBE REQUIRED DE-CLOGGING. IT WAS DISCOVERED TWO DAYS LATER THAT THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE TUBE HAD DETACHED AND WAS IN THE PATIENT'S DUODENUM. THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE TUBE WAS ENDOSCOPICALLY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT'S DUODENUM." THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 24471294 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 30, 2022Material Integrity Problem; Material Integrity Problem

  FDA MEDWATCH / FDA USER FACILITY REPORT# MW (B)(4) REPORTED THAT ON 29SEP2022, THE DOBHOFF WAS PULLED, BY THE REGISTERED NURSE (RN), AND IT WAS NOTED THE TIP ON THE DOBHOFF WAS NOT ATTACHED. THE RESULTS FROM THE KUB (KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER) NOTED THE TIP WAS BROKEN; THE MEDICAL DOCTOR (MD) WAS MADE AWARE. THE KUB WAS TO BE REORDERED; THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 15885643 ↗