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Kangaroo 8884710867Recalls & reported problems

Cardinal Health, Inc. · Nasogastric Feeding Tube,5 g Weighted Dobbhoff Tip, Rigid Port, Stylet · Class 2

All models of Kangaroo (145)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884521518773), received between Feb 5, 2020 and Feb 5, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1

Patient problems

  • Injury1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryFeb 5, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN REMOVING A STYLET FROM AN INSERTED DOBBHOFF, THE BLUE CAP ON THE STYLET THAT COVERS THE STYLET BECAME DETACHED AND THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PUNCTURED APPROXIMATELY ¼¿ LENGTH OF THE HOOKED PART OF THE STYLET. THE TUBE WAS PREVIOUSLY FLUSHED TO AID IN STYLET REMOVAL. THE PUNCTURED AREA WAS WASHED IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND WATER.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 9671556 ↗

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