It was reported that the gastrostomy tube's balloons were deflating resulting in the gastrostomy tubes falling out from the patients.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the reporting facility was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural/event details.The number of events or patients involved was not reported.Due to the reported incident and in an abundance of caution, this medwatch is being filed.Companion samples were returned for evaluation and the reported issue could not be confirmed.A definitive root cause could not be determined at this time.No additional information is available.If additional information becomes available, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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