Reported Jul 15, 2020 · Terminated

Ameritus Medical Products ENFit Polyurethane and Silicone Feeding Tubes. Sterile and single use only. Catalog number…

Kentec Medical, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Kentec Medical, Inc · 17871 Fitch · Irvine, CA · 92614-6001

Is this the product you have?

  • Ameritus Medical Products ENFit Polyurethane and Silicone Feeding Tubes. Sterile and single use only. Catalog number ENF-40P-50 (4 fr. 50 cm ENFit Enteral Feeding Tube).
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot NumberKS1711017
Amount recalled
480

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Feeding tube plastic tethered closure cap may possibly fracture or break. Possible health hazards: (1) Enteral feeding and medication administration could be possibly delayed, until replacement tube is placed into patient (2) Patient could be unnecessarily overexposed to radiation if multiple x-rays are needed to confirm placement of a new tube, if x-ray is used as the placement confirmation method.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Oct 21, 2022 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:53 PM UTC

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