EndoVive Jejunal Feeding TubeRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 4 models of EndoVive Jejunal Feeding Tube by Boston Scientific Corporation in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 22 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Mar 13, 2018 and Nov 12, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries, 17 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (5 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported EndoVive Jejunal Feeding Tube problems

EndoVive Jejunal Feeding Tube models

4 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• EndoVive Jejunal Feeding Tube M00566320

  TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES)
  10 reports
• EndoVive Jejunal Feeding Tube M00566340

  TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES)
  7 reports
• EndoVive Jejunal Feeding Tube M00566350

  TUBE, FEEDING
  4 reports
• EndoVive Jejunal Feeding Tube M00566330

  TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES)
  1 report

Recent EndoVive Jejunal Feeding Tube adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionNov 12, 2025Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO ONE OF TWO DEVICES THAT WERE USED IN THE SAME PATIENT AND PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE STANDARD PEG KIT PULL METHOD AND ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. ON (B)(6) 2025, A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE HAD BEEN OBSTRUCTED SINCE IT WAS IMPLANTED AND THAT THE PATIENT FEEDING WAS TAKING MORE THAN THREE HOURS WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION BEING COMPLETED. THE TUBE WAS FLUSHED WITH A 60 ML SYRINGE BEFORE AND AFTER USE, BUT A RESISTANCE WAS FELT EVEN DURING FLUSHING. THE TUBE WAS FLUSHED THREE TIMES, AND THE FEEDING REGIMEN STARTED OVER, BUT AFTER THREE HOURS WAS NOT COMPLETED, WHICH WAS CONSIDERED AS ABNORMAL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS. THE FAMILY MEMBER STATED THAT THEY HAD CALLED AN AMBULANCE FIVE TIMES DUE TO COMPLICATIONS WITH THE FEEDING TUBE HOWEVER, NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23537953 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 23, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED DURING A GASTROSTOMY JEJUNOSTOMY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. THE JEJUNAL TUBE BECAME OBSTRUCTED ON (B)(6) 2023. A NEW ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16597344 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 22, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED DURING A GASTROSTOMY JEJUNOSTOMY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2023 THE G-TUBE WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE ADAPTER OF THE ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE. A NEW ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16592917 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 11, 2023Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED DURING A PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE PROCEDURE, ONCE THE JEJUNAL TUBE WAS IN PLACE IT WAS TESTED, A LEAK WAS NOTED IN THE TUBING. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NEW JEJUNAL TUBE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16139419 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 26, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED DURING A PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY PLACEMENT PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE DATE IS UNKNOWN. POST PROCEDURE, THE JEJUNAL TUBE SNAPPED. A NEW ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15102506 ↗
• InjuryMay 17, 2022Migration; Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE STANDARD PEG KIT PUSH METHOD AND ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WERE USED DURING A PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY PLACEMENT PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2022. POST PROCEDURE, THE ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE DETACHED FROM THE ENDOVIVE PEG TUBE AND MIGRATED INTO THE STOMACH. UPON X-RAY, IT WAS CONFIRMED THE TUBE WAS IN THE GASTRIC CAVITY. THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE TUBE AND A NEW ENDOVIVE STANDARD PEG KIT PUSH METHOD AND ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WERE PLACED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14418300 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 26, 2022Difficult to Remove; Defective Device; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Difficult to Remove; Defective Device; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE THREE-PORT THROUGH THE PEG JEJUNAL TUBE WAS BEING USED DURING A GASTROSTOMY PLACEMENT PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE JEJUNAL TUBE WAS INSERTED ALONG WITH THE GUIDEWIRE. IT WAS THEN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE GUIDEWIRE HOWEVER, IT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO THEREFORE THE JEJUNAL TUBE AS WELL AS THE GUIDEWIRE WAS REMOVED. THE GUIDEWIRE WAS CHECKED OUTSIDE THE BODY AND FOUND IT WAS DEFORMED WHICH CAUSED IT NOT TO BE ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE JEJUNAL TUBE. THE PROCEDURE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THIS EVENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13360331 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 16, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO REPORTS FOR ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBES RELATED TO THE SAME PATIENT. REFER TO MANUFACTURER REPORT# 3005099803-2021-02771 FOR THE DEVICE INFORMATION. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED DURING A PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE DATE IS UNKNOWN. POST PROCEDURE, THE JEJUNAL TUBE MIGRATED INTO THE STOMACH. ON (B)(6) 2021, WHEN THE JEJUNAL TUBE WAS BEING REPLACED IT BROKE INSIDE THE PEG TUBE. A NEW ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12007693 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 15, 2021Migration; Migration

  NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO REPORTS FOR ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBES RELATED TO THE SAME PATIENT. REFER TO MANUFACTURER REPORT# 3005099803-2021-02803 FOR THE DEVICE INFORMATION. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED DURING A PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE DATE IS UNKNOWN. POST PROCEDURE, THE JEJUNAL TUBE MIGRATED INTO THE STOMACH. ON (B)(6) 2021, WHEN THE JEJUNAL TUBE WAS BEING REPLACED IT BROKE INSIDE THE PEG TUBE. A NEW ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12005321 ↗
• InjuryMar 25, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult to Advance; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE THREE-PORT THROUGH THE PEG JEJUNAL TUBE WAS USED DURING A JEJUNAL TUBE PLACEMENT PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHEN THE JEJUNAL TUBE WAS INSERTED VIA AN ENDOVIVE SAFETY PEG TUBE, THE PLASTIC TIP DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE DETACHED PORTION WAS RETRIEVED ENDOSCOPICALLY USING FORCEPS. ALSO, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE JEJUNAL TUBE WAS DIFFICULT TO ADVANCE INTO THE SMALL INTESTINE. THEY THEN DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THE PLACEMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NON BSC DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11567546 ↗
• InjuryMar 4, 2021Material Deformation; Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE THREE-PORT THROUGH THE PEG JEJUNAL TUBE WAS BEING USED DURING A GASTROSTOMY REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. ON (B)(6) 2021, POST-PROCEDURE AND BEFORE DISCHARGE, THE NUTRIENTS COULD NOT BE INJECTED INTO THE FEEDING TUBE. AN ENDOSCOPE WAS USED TO SEE THERE WAS A BEND IN THE FEEDING TUBE. THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO UNBEND THE JEJUNAL TUBE AND THE FLOW RETURNED TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED THE FEEDING TUBE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ENDOVIVE THREE-PORT THROUGH THE PEG JEJUNAL TUBE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11409006 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 10, 2021Leak/Splash; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Leak/Splash; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE THREE-PORT THROUGH THE PEG JEJUNAL TUBE WAS USED DURING A JEJUNAL TUBE PLACEMENT PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, POST PROCEDURE, FLUOROSCOPY WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THE PLACEMENT OF THE DEVICE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONTRAST WAS IN THE STOMACH AS WELL AS IN THE DUODENUM. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11307590 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 10, 2020Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE THREE-PORT THROUGH THE PEG JEJUNAL TUBE WAS USED DURING A JEJUNAL TUBE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHEN JEJUNAL TUBE WAS PLACED, THE PHYSICIAN PULLED THE WIRE OUT AND THE ENTIRE INNER TUBE CAME OUT AS WELL. REPORTEDLY, THE WIRE WAS EASY TO PULL. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NEW ENDOVIVE THREE-PORT THROUGH THE PEG JEJUNAL TUBE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10514800 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 30, 2020Obstruction of Flow; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Obstruction of Flow; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED DURING A PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE JEJUNAL TUBE HAS AN OCCLUSION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NEW ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON APRIL 6, 2020. THERE WAS A SHARP ANGULATION AT THE DISTAL END OF THE PROBE, WHICH PREVENTED THE PASSAGE OF THE GUIDEWIRE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9898487 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 6, 2019Migration; Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ENDOVIVE JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE WAS PLACED DURING AN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, ONE WEEK AFTER THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT CAME INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM SINCE THE TUBE HAD MIGRATED UP INTO THE PATIENT'S THROAT. REPORTEDLY, THE PHYSICIAN HAD TO REMOVE THE DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 8581792 ↗

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