Kangaroo 8884710859Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 15 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521518766), received between Nov 15, 2017 and Jan 14, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 14 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (11 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 15 most recent of 15 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJan 14, 2026Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THEY COULDN'T REMOVE THE GUIDE WIRE ONCE INSERTED. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON JANUARY 22, 2026, THE HYDROMER COATING ON THE INNER DIAMETER OF THE TUBE WAS NOT ACTIVATED BY INJECTING APPROXIMATELY 10 ML OF WATER PRIOR TO INSERTION AS STAFF WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO INSERTION. THEY ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH WITH 10ML OF WATER AFTER PLACING THE TUBE BUT THE STYLET WOULD NOT LOOSEN. THE TUBE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SALEM SUMP NG AS THE WEIGHTED TUBES WOULD NOT RELEASE THE GUIDEWIRE EVEN WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE HYDROMER COATING. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT HARM TO THE PATIENT, JUST THE DISCOMFORT OF ADDITIONAL NG INSERTION AND MANIPULATION OF THE INITIALLY INSERTED TUBE.

  Patient problems: Discomfort; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24067625 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 20, 2023Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE GUIDE WIRE WAS STUCK INSIDE THE LUMEN OF THE TUBE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AND STATED THAT A NEW DEVICE WAS REPLACED FOR THE PATIENT THAT THEY HAD ON THE SHELF. THERE WAS NO HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16404798 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 10, 2022Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE GUIDEWIRE WAS STUCK INSIDE FEEDING TUBE. THERE WAS NO HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15204130 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 21, 2022Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY INSERTED DOBHOFF NASOGASTRIC TUBE AND WENT TO REMOVE THE GUIDEWIRE AND IT WAS STUCK. THE CARDINAL HEALTH SALES REP VISITED WITH INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) AND EMERGENCY ROOM (ER), THE STAFF STATED THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE OUT THE TUBE AND INSERT A NEW ONE. IN THIS CASE, AN ORDER WAS RECEIVED TO DISCONTINUE THE NG TUBE AND AWAIT SURGICAL PLACEMENT OF PEG. THE PATIENT WAS ALERT AND ORIENTED, THE PROCEDURE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE AND DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION, FEEDING COULD NOT BE INITIATED. THE NURSE AND THE PROVIDER COMPLETED VERBAL APOLOGY AND SERVICE RECOVERY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: Discomfort; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15074283 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 21, 2022Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY INSERTED DOBHOFF NASOGASTRIC TUBE AND WENT TO REMOVE THE GUIDEWIRE AND IT WAS STUCK. CARDINAL HEALTH SALES REP VISITED WITH INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) AND EMERGENCY ROOM (ER), THE STAFF STATED THAT THEY GOT THE WIRE OUT AFTER SIGNIFICANT TROUBLE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15073868 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 18, 2022Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: THE STYLET DID NOT COME OUT OF THE TUBE AND THE TUBE BECAME UNUSABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13561231 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 18, 2021Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: WHEN THE NURSES INSERTED THE FEEDING TUBE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GUIDEWIRE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12837307 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 23, 2021Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE GUIDE WIRE IS CLINGING TO THE PROBE, AND THE GUIDEWIRE IS BREAKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12217679 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 24, 2020Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT AFTER PERFORMING THE PROBE PASSAGE ON THE PATIENT, WHEN HOLDING THE BLUE TIP THAT WOULD BE THE SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE GUIDE WIRE FROM THE PROBE, THE DEVICE BROKE AND ONLY THE GUIDE WAS LEFT WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF REMOVING IT BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY THE WIRE LEFT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10897151 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 16, 2020Material Puncture/Hole; Material Puncture/Hole

  AFTER OPENING THE PRODUCT AND TRYING TO INSTALL THE DEVICE INTO THE PATIENT, THE GUIDE CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PROBE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATED THAT THE STYLET WAS STUCK UPON OPENING THE PRODUCT AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE FEEDING TUBE.

  Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

  MAUDE report 10848348 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 2, 2020Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A WEIGHTED/STYLETED FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED BY A CLINICIAN INTO A PATIENT. AFTER X-RAY CONFIRMATION, THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE STYLET. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CLINICIAN HAD DIFFICULTY. THE RESULTING EFFORT TO REMOVE THE STYLET CAUSED THE STYLET CAP TO BREAK OFF AND THE STYLET RETRACTED BACK INTO THE FEEDING TUBE. THE ENTIRE TUBE WAS REMOVED, INCLUDING STYLET, AND THE PATIENT WAS UNHARMED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10623273 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 4, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  AS PER THE REPORTER, WHEN A FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED, THE GUIDEWIRE SNAPPED FROM THE STYLET AND A SECOND FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED, THE GUIDE WIRE SNAPPED AGAIN. THE FEEDING TUBES HAD TO BE REMOVED COMPLETELY. A SMALL BORE NG SUMP TUBE WAS USED WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY. NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9271792 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 25, 2019Break

  AN 8 FR DOBBHOFF PLACED FOR FEEDING AND GUIDE WIRE SNAPPED CAUSING TUBE TO HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED. ATTEMPTED WITH 2ND 8 FR DOBBHOFF AND GUIDE SNAPPED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE AND DOBBHOFF HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED. MOVED FORWARD WITH PLACING SMALL BORE NG SUMP TUBE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 9244550 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 25, 2019Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THE DOBHOFF WAS JUST PLACED IN A PATIENT AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PULL OUT THE GUIDE WIRE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. THEY FLUSHED THE TUBE AND WERE STILL UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GUIDEWIRE. THE TUBE HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND REPLACED. WHEN THE WIRE WAS PULLED ON, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COULD SEE IT CRINKLED THE TUBING BUT WOULD NOT COME OUT. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 8825851 ↗
• InjuryNov 15, 2017Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FEEDING TUBE PLACEMENT POSSIBLY CAUSED AN ESOPHAGEAL RUPTURE DESPITE THE FEEDING TUBE BEING PLACED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A (B)(6) REQUIRING AN NGT; HER EXISTING NGT WAS EXCHANGED LATER IN HER STAY FOR AN ENTROFLEX TO PROMOTE SOME ORAL INTAKES AS THE PATIENT APPROACHED DISCHARGE TO A REHAB HOSPITAL. FORTY EIGHT HOURS AFTER THE PLACEMENT OF THE NGT, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED WORSENING RESPIRATORY STATUS WITH THORACENTESIS C/W ESOPHAGEAL RUPTURE (AMYLASE 500). DESPITE BILATERAL CHEST TUBES AND BROADENING OF ANTIBIOTICS, THE PATIENT'S CONDITION STATUS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE AS SHE WAS A POOR SURGICAL CANDIDATE (SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS). THE PATIENT PROGRESSED TO COMFORT MEASURES ONLY.

  Patient problems: Perforation of Esophagus

  MAUDE report 7032569 ↗