MAUDE Adverse Event Report: AVANOS MEDICAL INC. CORFLO NASOGASTRIC/NASOINTESTINAL FEEDING TUBE WITH STYLET WITH ENFIT CONNECTOR; DH CPK NG TUBES

Model Number	40-9431
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Integrity Problem (2978)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	04/06/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The product involved in the report has been returned and is being processed for evaluation.A review of the device history record is not possible as no lot number was provided.All information reasonably known as of (b)(6) 2023 has been included in this health authority report.Should additional information be obtained, a follow-up health authority report will be provided.The information provided by avanos medical inc.Represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to avanos medical inc.Avanos medical inc.Has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the avanos medical complaint database and identified as complaint (b)(4).This information is submitted pursuant to 21cfr803, in compliance with the medical device reporting requirement and should not be considered to be an admission that an avanos medical inc.Product is defective or caused serious injury.
Event or Problem Description
Fda medwatch / fda user facility report mw report (b)(4) reported, ¿corflo¿ nasogastric/nasointestinal feeding tube in the stomach with irregularity and possible discontinuity highly concerning for tube fracture (complete versus partial).¿ no injury reported.Additional information received 19apr2023 reported, the radiologist reading of the x-ray reported a slight opening on the left-side of the tube.The tube was removed in one piece, by interventional radiology (ir) due to the patient being a difficult placement for bedside dobhoff tube (dht) placement.There was no patient injury; however, the frail elderly patient had to go two days without nutritional tube feed support, iv fluids were provided.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: new information received confirmed the manufacturing site, based on the new information received, a new initial report will be submitted under 3011270181-2023-00060; no further information concerning this reported event will be submitted in 9611594-2023-00069.All information reasonably known as of 05 jun 2023 has been included in this health authority report.Should additional information be obtained, a follow-up health authority report will be provided.The information provided by avanos medical inc.Represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to avanos medical inc.Avanos medical inc.Has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the avanos medical complaint database and identified as (b)(4).This information is submitted pursuant to 21cfr803, in compliance with the medical device reporting requirement and should not be considered to be an admission that an avanos medical inc.Product is defective or caused serious injury.

• Brand Name: CORFLO NASOGASTRIC/NASOINTESTINAL FEEDING TUBE WITH STYLET WITH ENFIT CONNECTOR
• Common Device Name: DH CPK NG TUBES
• Manufacturer (Section D): AVANOS MEDICAL INC.; 5405 windward parkway; alpharetta GA 30004
• Manufacturer (Section G): AVENT SA DE R.L. DE C.V. (AVENT 1); circuito industial no.40; colonia obrera; nogales, cp
• Manufacturer Contact: lisa clark ; 5405 windward parkway; alpharetta, GA 30004 ; 4704485444
• MDR Report Key: 16933642
• Report Number: 9611594-2023-00069
• Device Sequence Number: 15316251
• Product Code: KNT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00350770460468
• UDI-Public: 00350770460468
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: AZ
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K821906
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Health Professional,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 06/06/2023

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 40-9431
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 05/08/2023
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/18/2023
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/25/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/15/2023
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 06/06/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Female
• Patient Weight: 43 KG