CORFLO Enteral Feeding Tube 42-2438Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10815149020553), received between Aug 9, 2017 and Oct 9, 2017 — classified as 3 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 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionOct 9, 2017Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT¿S NASO-GASTRIC (NG) TUBE WAS BLOCKED. THE STAFF NURSE REMOVED THE NG TUBE AND DISCOVERED THAT 23 CM OF THE TUBE HAD REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE MEDICAL STAFF WERE NOTIFIED AND AN X ¿RAY WAS PERFORMED AND REVIEWED. THE PATIENT WAS TO HAVE THE REMAINING SEGMENT OF THE TUBING REMOVED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN REGARDS TO THE PATIENT'S STATUS.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6928199 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 22, 2017Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT'S NASOGASTRIC (NG) TUBE WAS BLOCKED. THE NURSE REMOVED THE NG TUBE TO DISCOVER THAT 23CM OF THE TUBE REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE MEDICAL STAFF WAS INFORMED AND THE X-RAY WAS REVIEWED. THE PATIENT WAS TO HAVE THE REMAINING PIECE OF THE TUBE REMOVED. WHEN THE REMAINING PIECE WAS REMOVED, IT WAS NOTED TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE TUBE HAD WEAKENED AND BALLOONED AT THAT POINT. IT THEN BURST, WHICH CAUSED THE LOWER AND UPPER ENDS TO DETACH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2017 STATED THAT THE PATIENT REMAINS CRITICALLY ILL. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THE PATIENT WAS AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS WHEN THE NG TUBE WAS REMOVED DUE TO THE PATIENT'S UNDERLYING CONDITION. THE NG TUBE WAS REMOVED WHEN AN OESOPHAGO-GASTRODUODENOSCOPY (OGD) WAS PLANNED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 6886933 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 9, 2017Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S NASOGASTRIC (NG) TUBE WAS REMOVED DUE TO A NASAL SORE. WHEN THE NG TUBE WAS REMOVED, HOWEVER, NO RESISTANCE WAS FELT DURING FLUSHING. HOWEVER, THE HOSPITAL STAFF NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE TUBE WAS NOT REMOVED, AND 25CM WAS STILL IN THE PATIENT. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FEED WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE PATIENT'S MOUTH ON OCCASION. WHEN THE MEDICAL STAFF WAS INFORMED, AN X-RAY WAS REVIEWED. THE PATIENT WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE A SCOPE TO REMOVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TUBING. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Pressure Sore/Ulcer

  MAUDE report 6783770 ↗