FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CORFLO ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE

MDR report key: 17170391 · Received June 21, 2023

Report

Report Number
17170391
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 21, 2023
Date of Event
May 31, 2023
Report Date
June 8, 2023
Manufacturer
CORPAK MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
KNT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
UT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

PATIENT HAD AN NASOGASTRIC TUBE PLACED . PATIENT TOLERATED NASOJEJUNAL (NJ) FEEDS UNTIL THE NJ TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AT 20 CM FROM THE DISTAL TIP, WITH THE PROXIMAL PORTION NOW OUT OF THE PATIENT'S NOSE (UNCLEAR WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT). AN ABDOMINAL X-RAY WAS OBTAINED WHICH SHOWED THAT THE DISTAL 20 CM OF THE NJ TUBE WAS RETAINED WITHIN THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN. PATIENT WAS INCREASINGLY FUSSY AND UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS EVENT, BUT CURRENTLY NO EVIDENCE OF FREE AIR OR OTHER MAJOR COMPLICATION ON X-RAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1999654 CORFLO ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES) KNT CORPAK MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 40-9366 20106986

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 120 DA Male