KangarooRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 4 models of Kangaroo by Covidien LP in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 59 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Apr 11, 2017 and Jan 14, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 58 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (32 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 Kangaroo problems

Kangaroo models

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

• Kangaroo 8884721088

  TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES)
  30 reports
• Kangaroo 8884710859

  TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES)
  15 reports
• Kangaroo 8884711006

  TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES)
  11 reports
• Kangaroo 8884710826

  TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES)
  3 reports

Recent Kangaroo adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, 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 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 15, 2025Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED AN INFANT ENTERAL TUBE WAS INSERTED, AND AFTER AN X-RAY, THE GUIDEWIRE COULD NOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT GOT TANGLED. A NEW TUBE HAD TO BE INSERTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23051361 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 23, 2024Break; Break

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED DISPLACED TUNGSTEN NUTRITION PROBE WAS ASSESSED BY HEAD AND NECK CX NIDYA CONSUELO GUATAQUIRA SIERRA, SPECIALIST IN HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. HEAD AND NECK SURGERY'S ANALYSIS: PRESENTED DISLODGEMENT OF TUNGSTEN PROBE AND RUPTURE OF THE SAME FOR WHICH IT WAS REPLACED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. A CONTROL X-RAY WAS REQUESTED AT 13:37PM FOR WHICH IT WAS CONSIDERED AN ADVERSE EVENT RELATED TO MEDICAL SUPPLIES TUNGSTEN PROBE, WHICH APPARENTLY BROKE, GENERATING A NEW INTERVENTION IN THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20515874 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2023Separation Problem; Separation Problem

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A NASOENTERAL PROBE WAS PASSED IN THE PATIENT. THEY TOOK AN X-RAY AND CONFIRMED THE CORRECT LOCATION OF THE PROBE. WHEN REMOVING THE GUIDE WIRE, THE GUIDE WIRE CONNECTOR BREAKS AND PRESENTS RESISTANCE TO THE FILTER OUTPUT. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS ABLE TO BE OBTAINED AS THE EVENT WAS REPORTED ANONYMOUSLY TO ANVISA IN BRAZIL.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16495270 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS BEING USED IN A PATIENT WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION STOPPED THE PROCESS, REQUIRING CHANGING THE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16494917 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS BEING USED IN A PATIENT WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION STOPPED THE PROCESS, REQUIRING CHANGING THE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16494900 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS BEING USED IN A PATIENT WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION STOPPED THE PROCESS, REQUIRING CHANGING THE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16494876 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS BEING USED IN A PATIENT WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION STOPPED THE PROCESS, REQUIRING CHANGING THE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16494851 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS BEING USED IN A PATIENT WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION STOPPED THE PROCESS, REQUIRING CHANGING THE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16494824 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE WAS BEING USED WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION STOPPED THE PROCESS, REQUIRING CHANGING THE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16494772 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 6, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED MEDICAL DEVICE ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE 10 FR WITH UNI TUNGSTEN TIP USED IN PATIENT IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT, WHICH IS COVERED, REQUIRING CHANGE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 28FEB2023 STATED THAT "COVERED" MEANS OCCLUDED, OBSTRUCTION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16492420 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 6, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED MEDICAL DEVICE ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE 10 FR WITH UNI TUNGSTEN TIP USED IN PATIENT IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT, WHICH IS COVERED, REQUIRING CHANGE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 28FEB2023 STATED THAT "COVERED" MEANS OCCLUDED, OBSTRUCTION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16492095 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 2, 2023Obstruction of Flow; Obstruction of Flow

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED : MEDICAL DEVICE ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE 10 FR WITH UNI TUNGSTEN TIP USED IN PATIENT IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT, WHICH IS COVERED, REQUIRING CHANGE. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 27FEB2023, THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION. THE MEDICAL DEVICE WAS REPLACED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16468061 ↗
• 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 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 24, 2023Difficult to Remove; Obstruction of Flow; Difficult or Delayed Separation; Difficult to Remove; Obstruction of Flow; Difficult or Delayed Separation

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THIS PRODUCT IS CLOGGING FREQUENTLY (EVEN THOUGH MEDICATIONS ARE NOT BEING ADMINISTERED THROUGH THEM) AND WHEN GUIDE WIRE IS INSERTED IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. ONE RN REPORTED THAT THE GUIDE WIRE BEING HARD TO REMOVE HAS HAPPENED WITH TWO DIFFERENT TUBES. APPARENTLY THE STAFF ARE USING 2-3 BEFORE THEY FIND ONE THAT ACTUALLY WORKS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED. PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED, THEY FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS OF INSTILLING 10 CCS OF NORMAL SALINE PRIOR TO INSERTION AND WAS STILL NOT ABLE TO WITHDRAW THE GUIDEWIRE. THERE WAS NO HARM DONE TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16233718 ↗

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