CORFLO Enteral Feeding Tube 42-7366Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10815149020577), received between Feb 25, 2020 and Jul 28, 2020 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJul 28, 2020Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WEIGHTED END OF THE NG [NASOGASTRIC] TUBE HAD "BROKEN OFF." THE TUBE WAS REMOVED INCLUDING THE WEIGHTED PART "WHICH WAS STILL ATTACHED BY THE SMALLEST MARGIN." NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 13-JULY-2020 INDICATED THAT "NJ [NASOJEJUNAL] TUBE PASSED ON A PATIENT THAT REQUIRED NJ FEEDING. ON X-RAY TO CONFIRM TUBE POSITION IT SHOWED THAT THE 4.5CM OF TUBE BELOW THE WEIGHTED PART HAD BROKEN. NJ TUBE REMOVED ONCE PATIENT BACK FROM X-RAY. THE BROKEN PART OF THE TUBE WAS HANGING ON BY A THREAD. NIL PART OF THE TUBE REMAINED IN THE PATIENT." PATIENT REQUIRED ANOTHER NJ TUBE TO BE PASSED AND THEREFORE A FURTHER X-RAY TO CONFIRM POSITION.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10335041 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 25, 2020Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NASOGASTRIC (NG) TUBE WAS INSERTED INTO AN INFANT PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH FOOD INTOLERANCE AND GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX. THE TUBE WAS INSERTED TO 20CM AND PLACEMENT WAS CONFIRMED VIA ACIDIC ASPIRATE. OVERNIGHT THE TUBE ADVANCED BY 2CM, THREE TIMES. AN X-RAY ON (B)(6) 2020 CONFIRMED THAT THE TUBE HAD BROKEN IN THE PATIENT'S STOMACH. PATIENT HAS FAMILY HISTORY PYLORIC STENOSIS. THIS WAS CONFIRMED IN THE PATIENT VIA ULTRASOUND. BROKEN PIECE WAS RETRIEVED AT THE TIME OF THE PYLOROMYOTOMY VIA SMALL GASTROSTOMY. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 11 FEB 2020, THE PATIENT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO HAVE A PYLOROMYOTOMY ANYWAY, AND AN ADDITIONAL SMALL PROCEDURE (GASTROSTOMY) WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PIECE OF NG TUBE. THE PATIENT HAS SINCE FULLY RECOVERED FROM THE OPERATION.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 9751890 ↗