Kangaroo 461043E (UDI 10192253007831)Recalls & reported problems
Cardinal Health 200, LLC · Feeding Tube with IRIS Technology · Class 2
All models of Kangaroo (35)
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 10192253007831), received between Nov 25, 2025 and Nov 25, 2025 — 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Difficult to Remove1
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.
MalfunctionNov 25, 2025Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED CONCERN REGARDING AN OCCURRENCE WHERE A PATIENT IN THE SURGICAL TRAUMA UNIT WAS USING A KANGAROO IRIS FEEDING TUBE. THE FEEDING TUBE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE IN THE STOMACH, HOWEVER, WHEN THE NURSING TEAM WENT TO REMOVE THE FEEDING TUBE, IT GOT STUCK AT THE 15-20CM MARK. TO THE REPORTER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PATIENT HAD NO CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR HAVING A FEEDING TUBE OR ANY ABNORMALITIES WITH THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY. THE PATIENT WAS COMPLAINING FROM EXPERIENCING PAIN FROM THE ATTEMPTS AT REMOVAL, WHICH LEAD TO A DOCTOR HAVING TO CUT THE TUBE AND MANIPULATE/REMOVE THE TUBE HIS/HERSELF. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER, WHEN THEY CONFIRMED THE FEEDING TUBE WAS IN THE STOMACH AND WENT TO REMOVE THE STYLET, THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO BUDGE WHICH IS WHAT RESULTED IN THEM TRYING TO REPLACE THIS SPECIFIC FEEDING TUBE WITH A NEW ONE WHICH ULTIMATELY LED THEM TO HAVING ISSUES REMOVING IT FROM THE PATIENT. THIS FEEDING TUBE WAS CAUSING VERY EXCRUCIATING PAIN FOR THE PATIENT AT ROUGHLY THE 15-20CM MARK WHICH LED THE SURGEON TO CUT THE FEEDING TUBE AND EXTRACT IT IN A UNIQUE WAY THROUGH THE PATIENT'S MOUTH. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THEY NOTICED TA KNOT IN THE FEEDING TUBE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 23646153 ↗
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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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