CORFLO Enteral Feeding Tube 40-7438Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10815149020331), received between Sep 14, 2017 and Jun 25, 2020 — classified as 4 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 reports).

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJun 25, 2020Complete Blockage; Material Fragmentation; Complete Blockage; Material Fragmentation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF A BLOCKED TUBE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TUBE, IT WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AT THE 34CM MARKER. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 23 JUN 2020, THE DEVICE FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED BY FIBROSCOPY.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 10196570 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 8, 2019Break; Break

  AVANOS MEDICAL INC. RECEIVED A SINGLE REPORT THAT REFERENCED TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENCES, WHICH WERE ASSOCIATED WITH SEPARATE UNITS, INVOLVING TWO DIFFERENT PATIENTS. THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO REPORTS. REFER TO 9611594-2019-00188 FOR THE FIRST REPORT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NASOGASTRIC (NG) TUBE THAT HAD BEEN PLACED INTO A PATIENT HAD "FELL INTO THREE PIECES." NO PATIENT INJURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT NOT YET RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 9170057 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 8, 2019Break; Break

  AVANOS MEDICAL INC. RECEIVED A SINGLE REPORT THAT REFERENCED TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENCES, WHICH WERE ASSOCIATED WITH SEPARATE UNITS, INVOLVING TWO DIFFERENT PATIENTS. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO REPORTS. REFER TO 9611594-2019-00189 FOR THE SECOND REPORT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NASOGASTRIC (NG) TUBE THAT HAD BEEN PLACED INTO A PATIENT HAD "FELL INTO THREE PIECES." NO PATIENT INJURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT NOT YET RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 9170054 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 14, 2017Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT VOMITED AND A PIECE OF THE PROBE WAS FOUND IN THE VOMIT. THE REST OF THE PROBE HAD TO BE REMOVED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Vomiting

  MAUDE report 6864609 ↗