Traditional G-Jet® TGJ-18-45Recalls & reported problems
Applied Medical Technology, Inc. · 18FR x 45 cm - AMT Traditional G-Jet® Transgastric-Jejunal Feeding Device · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00842071125318), received between Mar 31, 2021 and Mar 31, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Difficult to Remove1
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 31, 2021Fracture; Difficult to Remove
IMAGING OVER THE ABDOMEN DEMONSTRATED APPARENT FRACTURING OF THE GJ TUBE. CONTRAST WAS INJECTED THROUGH THE TUBE DEMONSTRATING COMPLETE FRACTURING OF THE GJ TUBE NEAR THE GASTRIC LUMEN WITH COMPLETE DISCONTINUITY OF THE JEJUNAL PORTION OF THE CATHETER. A.035 STIFF GLIDEWIRE WAS ADVANCED THROUGH THE CATHETER INTO THE STOMACH. THE GASTRIC PORTION OF THE TUBE WAS REMOVED. THE DISTAL JEJENAL PORTION WAS RETAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WAS CONNECTED TO THE PROXIMAL GASTRIC PORTION VIA A METALLIC SPRING COIL. ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PULL THE DISTAL PORTION OUT VIA THE COIL, HOWEVER THIS CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PAIN FOR THE PATIENT. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, DR. OF GI WAS CONSULTED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO HAVE THE RETAINED PORTION OF THE CATHETER REMOVED ENDOSCOPICALLY BY GI. THE METALLIC SPRING COIL WAS CUT WITH SCISSORS, AND THE EXTERNAL PORTION TAPED TO THE PATIENT'S SKIN.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 11598945 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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