Bard® Nasogastric Sump Tube with Enfit™ EN0042120Recalls & reported problems
C. R. Bard, Inc. · Bard® Nasogastric Sump Tube with Enfit™ · Class 2
All models of Bard Nasogastric Sump Tube with Enfit (5)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741113789), received between May 31, 2023 and Feb 14, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Component” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Recalls naming this device
- Dec 20, 2023Class IIOpen, Classified
BD (C.R. Bard) has received user complaints reporting that during use of BD Bard NG Sump Tubes with ENFit Connectors, inadequate or reduced suction, decompression, and drainage occurred.
Z-0791-2024 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Defective Component1
- Suction Failure1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 14, 2024Defective Component; Defective Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NASOGASTRIC TUBE HAD UNKNOWN ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18701935 ↗MalfunctionMay 31, 2023Suction Failure; Suction Failure
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE NEW ENFIT NASOGASTRIC TUBES WHEN USED FOR SUCTION. STATED THAT IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE DRAINAGE WAS THICK OR CONTAINS FOOD PARTICLES THE SUCTION DID NOT WORK BECAUSE THE ENFIT OPENING WAS CONSIDERABLY SMALLER THAN THE LEGACY NASOGASTRIC TUBE OPENING. THEIR OPERATING ROOM (OR) STAFF FELT THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO QUICKLY DECOMPRESS THE STOMACH WITH THE ENFIT NASOGASTRIC TUBES AND THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEIR AHS PARTNERS, AND THEY ALSO SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. AS PER FOLLOW-UP VIA EMAIL ON 23MAY2023, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE NEW ENFIT NASOGASTRIC TUBES EN0042180 (12FR, 14FR, 16FR) WHEN USED FOR SUCTION. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE DRAINAGE WAS THICK OR CONTAINS FOOD PARTICLES THE SUCTION DID NOT WORK BECAUSE THE ENFIT OPENING WAS CONSIDERABLY SMALLER THAN THE LEGACY NASOGASTRIC TUBE OPENING. THEIR OPERATING ROOM (OR) STAFF FELT THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO QUICKLY DECOMPRESS THE STOMACH WITH THE ENFIT NASOGASTRIC TUBES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17029934 ↗
Other TUBE, NASOGASTRIC devices
- Bard® Nasogastric Sump Tube with Enfit™ EN0042140C. R. Bard, Inc. · TUBE, NASOGASTRIC1 recall4 reports
- Bard® Nasogastric Sump Tube with Enfit™ EN0042160C. R. Bard, Inc. · TUBE, NASOGASTRIC1 recall2 reports
- Bard® Nasogastric Sump Tube with Enfit™ EN0042180C. R. Bard, Inc. · TUBE, NASOGASTRIC1 recall2 reports
- Bard® Nasogastric Sump Tube with Enfit™ EN0042100C. R. Bard, Inc. · TUBE, NASOGASTRIC1 recall0 reports
- Bard® Nasogastric Sump Tube 0042160C. R. Bard, Inc. · TUBE, NASOGASTRIC13 reports
- ENFit PU Feeding Tube PFTM5.0P-NCAvanos Medical, Inc. · TUBE, NASOGASTRIC10 reports
- ENFit PU Feeding Tube PFTL6.5P-NCAvanos Medical, Inc. · TUBE, NASOGASTRIC8 reports
- Bard® Nasogastric Sump Tube 0042140C. R. Bard, Inc. · TUBE, NASOGASTRIC7 reports
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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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