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AVANOS 94893Recalls & reported problems

Avanos Medical, Inc. · MIC-KEY* Gastrostomy Feeding Tube Kit, SECUR-LOK* Extension Sets · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00350770948935), received between Nov 6, 2023 and Nov 6, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.

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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionNov 6, 2023Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THE "TUBE [WAS] IN PLACE FOR THREE MONTHS [AND] BROKE BETWEEN THE BUTTON AND TUBE PART. THE TUBE PART SLIPPED THROUGH THE STOMA AND INTO [PATIENT'S] STOMACH...STATES THERE ARE NO SYMPTOMS. INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 11AM. [FAMILY MEMBER] SAID SHE WAS GOING TO TRY TO RETRIEVE THE TUBE WITH TWEEZERS BUT DIDN'T WANT TO PINCH SKIN. STATES WHEN [FAMILY MEMBER] EXAMINED THE INSIDE OF THE STOMA, DIDN'T SEE THE TUBE AT ALL AND DETERMINED THAT IT SLIPPED INTO THE STOMACH. STATES WHEN [FAMILY MEMBER] REPLACED THE TUBE, IT WENT IN VERY EASILY AND AS EXPECTED.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 18075598 ↗

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