CORFLO Enteral Feeding Tube 40-9368Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10815149020416), received between Feb 27, 2018 and Feb 27, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Burst Container or Vessel” (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

Recent adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionFeb 27, 2018Burst Container or Vessel; Complete Blockage; Burst Container or Vessel; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE DEVELOPED A CLOG AND THEN BURST. PER THE REPORT, WHEN THE NURSE ASSESSED THE NASOJEJUNAL TUBE AT 0800, IT WAS NOTED TO HAVE SLIGHT RESISTANCE WHEN PUSHING AIR FOR AUSCULTATION. HOWEVER, THE TUBE HAD ADEQUATE SYRINGE SNAPBACK. THE NURSE ATTEMPTED TO GIVE WATER PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE AT 0930, BUT THE WATER BACK-FLOWED INTO THE SYRINGE. PULSATING WATER BACK INTO THE TUBE WITH THE SYRINGE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE NURSE RETRACTED THE TUBE 5 CM, AND REATTEMPTED WATER ADMINISTRATION WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PATIENT'S FATHER REPORTED TO THE NURSE THAT THE PREVIOUS DAYSHIFT NURSE HAD DIFFICULTY FLUSHING MEDICATIONS AND THAT THE FEEDING TUBE RANG "NO FLOW" OFTEN. THERE WERE NO ISSUES REPORTED OVERNIGHT. THE NURSE USED COKE TO ATTEMPT TO DE-CLOG THE TUBE, HOWEVER, WHEN THE COKE WAS INSERTED, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD, AND COKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE PATIENT'S NOSE. THE TUBE WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED, AND A LARGE HOLE WAS FOUND AT THE 49.5 CM MARK. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 7300189 ↗