Kangaroo 8884711253Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 152 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521518803), received between Jun 22, 2017 and Jun 24, 2025 — classified as 6 injuries, 146 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (45 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 152 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJun 24, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN TAKING THE X-RAY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIOPAQUE TIP OF THE PROBE HAD COME LOOSE AND REMAINED IN THE PATIENT'S DIGESTIVE TRACT. THE CUSTOMER DO NOT HAVE FURTHER DETAILS REPORTED BY THE HOSPITAL.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 22323140 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 6, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED WHEN OPENING THE PACKAGE OF THE KANGAROO ENTERAL PROBE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE LEAD TIP WAS MISSING.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21081349 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 6, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT AFTER PASSING THE PROBE, A FOREIGN BODY WAS FOUND IN THE PATIENT ON X-RAY. AFTER REMOVING THE PROBE, THE SAME THING WAS WITHOUT A METAL TIP. ON (B)(6) 2024, THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THAT THE METAL TIP WAS REFERRING TO THE WEIGHTED TIP AT THE END OF THE TUBE. IT WAS FOUND IN THE PATIENT'S STOMACH. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE TIP REMOVAL METHOD WAS NOT GIVEN TO THEM, NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 18461174 ↗
• InjuryAug 10, 2023Material Rupture; Material Rupture

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: AFTER THE PATIENT HAD DIFFICULTY WITH INFUSION. AN X-RAY WAS PERFORMED AND THE TUBE WAS RUPTURED. WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED VIA ENDOSCOPY.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 17500739 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 21, 2023Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE PROBE CAME BENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17371079 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 21, 2023Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE NASOENTERAL PROBE PRESENTED MEMORY AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO CHANGE IT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17371007 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 12, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Material Twisted/Bent; Obstruction of Flow; Material Twisted/Bent

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: THE GUIDE IS BENDING TO THE PART THAT IS INSIDE THE PATIENT, NOT ALLOWING THE FLOW OF DIET. IT CAN BE PAINFUL FOR THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17113287 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 12, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE PROTECTIVE COVER FOR HANDLING THE GUIDE WIRE (CAP) CAME LOOSE IN THE PACKAGE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16725987 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 15, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Material Twisted/Bent; Obstruction of Flow; Material Twisted/Bent

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT NASOGASTRIC TUBE WAS BENT, LEADING TO TUBE OBSTRUCTION. THERE WAS NO HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16382000 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 24, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE WEIGHTED END NOT CONNECTED WELL TO THE DOBBHOFF TUBE. IT POPPED OFF PRIOR TO INSERTION. THERE WAS NO HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16232791 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 18, 2023Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE GUIDE WIRE OF THE FEEDING PROBE DID NOT LEAVE THE NASOENTERIC PROBE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16195749 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 12, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE LEAD TIP WAS EXCRETED IN THE PATIENT'S STOOL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16147487 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 5, 2023Difficult or Delayed Separation; Difficult or Delayed Separation

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT STAFF STATED THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE GUIDEWIRES STICKING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED AND THE DEVICE DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16101620 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 3, 2023Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE PROBES WERE BENT (CURLED) AFTER PASSING THROUGH.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16086125 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 30, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult or Delayed Separation; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult or Delayed Separation

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A NURSE INSERTED A FEEDING TUBE AND WAS UNABLE TO PULL OUT THE GUIDEWIRE. THE FEEDING TUBE WAS REMOVED AND STAFF WERE STILL NOT ABLE TO PULL THE WIRE OUT. THEY PULLED HARD ENOUGH THAT THE CAP ON THE TOP OF THE WIRE POPPED OFF. A SECOND FEEDING TUBE HAD TO BE INSERTED IN THE PATIENT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE GUIDEWIRE WOULD NOT COME OUT CAUSING A REPEAT PROCEDURE ON THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16080618 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 29, 2022Material Rupture; Material Rupture

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF THE TUBE CAME LOOSE WHEN THE WATER WAS INFUSED INTO THE TUBE, EXPOSING THE METAL SPHERES. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON DECEMBER 22, 2022, THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE TUBE RUPTURED EXPOSING THE METAL SPHERES AND IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE ISSUE OCCURRED PRIOR TO OR DURING PATIENT USE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16068677 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 30, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN THE PHYSICIAN WAS PLACING THE NASOGASTRIC TUBE IN THE PATIENT, WHEN MANIPULATING THE STYLET, THE PROTECTIVE CAP ON THE END OF THE STYLET BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE PHYSICIAN RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM THE STYLET. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED, THEY DO NOT HAVE PHOTOS OR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT THAT OCCURRED.

  Patient problems: Needle Stick/Puncture

  MAUDE report 15890178 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 17, 2022Material Twisted/Bent; Separation Problem; Material Twisted/Bent; Separation Problem

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: THE NURSE PERFORMED A SNE TRANSFER AT THE REQUEST OF THE DOCTOR ON DUTY DUE TO PROBE BEING ELBOWED DURING A NEW PASS (SINGLE ATTEMPT) AFTER ANAUSCULTATION TEST (+). WHEN REMOVING THE GUIDE WIRE, THE PROTECTION THAT IS HOUSED IN THE WIRE TIP CAME LOOSE, AND THE NURSE ENDED UP INJURING HERSELF WITH THE WIRE DURING THE PROCEDURE.

  Patient problems: Needle Stick/Puncture

  MAUDE report 15819233 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 14, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN PHYSICIAN PLACING NASOGASTRIC (NG) TUBE ON PATIENT, WHEN MANIPULATING THE STYLET, THE PROTECTIVE CAP ON THE END OF THE STYLET BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE PHYSICIAN RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM THE STYLET. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION OR TRAINING NEEDED.

  Patient problems: Needle Stick/Puncture

  MAUDE report 15787817 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 10, 2022Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: THERE WERE IMPAIRMENTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF ENTERAL DIET AND MEDICATIONS DUE TO THE TUBE FOLDING INSIDE THE PATIENTS. THE PATIENTS WERE EXPOSED TO A NEW ENTERAL TUBE AND ITS RISKS, AS WELL AS EXPOSURE TO A NEW RADIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION. THIS EVENT WAS REPEATED IN SEVERAL PATIENTS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15771902 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 8, 2022Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: THERE WAS AN IMPAIRMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ENTERAL DIET AND MEDICATIONS DUE TO THE TUBE FOLDING INSIDE THE PATIENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PATIENT WAS EXPOSED TO A NEW ENTERAL TUBE AND ITS RISKS, AS WELL AS EXPOSURE TO A NEW RADIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15756687 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 8, 2022Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: THE NASOENTERIC TUBE WAS INSTALLED AT THE END OF THE AFTERNOON SHIFT, BUT AFTER AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN, THE TUBE SHOWED TOTAL RESISTANCE. THE PROBE WAS REMOVED FOR A NEW PROCEDURE AND IT PRESENTED A "BEND". THIS FACT HAS HAPPENED OTHER TIMES, A NEW PROBE, WAS PASSED ON THE PATIENT AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15753927 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 8, 2022Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE PRODUCT IS VERY MALLEABLE, MAKING PASSAGE DIFFICULT. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE GUIDE WIRE; A FORCEFUL WITHDRAWAL IS REQUIRED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15751414 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 21, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  CUSTOMER REPORTS: THERE IS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH THE COVIDIEN KANGAROO NASOGASTRIC FEEDING TUBES, NAMELY THAT WHEN ONE GOES TO PULL OUT THE STYLET THAT THE PLASTIC CAP ON THE STYLET WILL PULL OFF. THIS WILL BOTH CREATE A SHARP THAT RISKS PUNCTURING THE OPERATOR AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, FOR THE OPERATOR TO REMOVE THE STYLET. IN THE PAST, I'VE HAD TO SOMETIMES TRY TO FIND A HEMOSTAT OR CLAMP TO GRAB AND PULL THE STYLET OUT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WHEN CONSULTED TO PLACE AN NGT IN THIS PATIENT AND DEMONSTRATING TO THE TEAM THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WEIGHTED FEEDING TUBE AND A NON-WEIGHTED FEEDING TUBE SING ONE OF THESE COVIDIEN WEIGHTED FEEDING TUBES, I DEMONSTRATED HOW TO PULL THE STYLET OUT AND THE STYLET CAP POPPED OFF, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO PULL THE STYLET OUT. THIS IS A RISK TO BOTH OPERATOR AND PATIENT SAFETY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15651013 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 5, 2022Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED LEAKAGE OF ENTERAL NUTRITION WAS OBSERVED THROUGH THE TUBING CONNECTOR. NUTRITION DELIVERY WAS DISCONTINUED AND THE PROBE WAS CHANGE AS INDICATED. NO INJURY REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15543600 ↗