CORFLO ULTRA Lite NG Feeding Tube 20-9438Recalls & reported problems
Corpak Medsystems, Inc. · Feeding tube, non weighted, with stylet · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10815149023998), received between Apr 6, 2018 and Apr 6, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
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
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Nausea1
- Vomiting1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 6, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT'S FEEDING TUBE APPEARED TO BE IN PLACE FROM ABDOMINAL FILMS TAKEN PERIODICALLY. ON (B)(6) 2018 THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY BEGAN TO HAVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; THEREFORE, TUBE FEEDS WERE PUT ON HOLD. THE KUB SHOWED THE TUBE TIP PERI-PYLORIC BUT THE PROXIMAL TUBE COULD NOT BE VISUALIZED. TRICKLE FEEDS WERE STARTED (B)(6) 2018. ON (B)(6) 2018, A NEW CORFLO FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED, WITH NOTES IN THE RECORD SUGGESTING THE PATIENT MAY HAVE PULLED OUT THE FIRST TUBE. LATER IMAGING SHOWED TWO TIPS IN THE PATIENT, AND A 28.5 CM PIECE OF FEEDING TUBE WAS LATER REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT¿S STOMACH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 19-MAR-2018 THAT STATES THE PIECE OF FEEDING TUBE WAS REMOVED ENDOSCOPICALLY. CARBONATED BEVERAGE AND WARM WATER FLUSHES AND A CLOG ZAPPER, WAS USED TO RESOLVE CLOGGED TUBE ISSUES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Nausea; Vomiting
MAUDE report 7402920 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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