CLASS I ONGOING Device recall · Reported 13 Mar 2024 · FDA Enforcement Report
MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube recalled by Avanos Medical
Avanos Medical is recalling MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube, Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement, GJ-Tube: a) MIC*, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 16 Jan 2024 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1187-2024
- FDA event ID
- 93907
- Recalling firm
- Avanos Medical, Alpharetta, GA
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 16 Jan 2024
- FDA classified
- 1 Mar 2024
- Reported
- 13 Mar 2024
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Device type
- Surgical Instruments
Timeline
| 16 Jan 2024 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 1 Mar 2024 | Classified by FDA | +45 days |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
MIC* Gastric - Jejunal Feeding Tube Kits contain a sterile pre-filled syringe subsequently recalled by Nurse Assist.
A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.
Product as listed by the FDA
MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube, Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement, GJ-Tube: a) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement - 16 Fr, Product Code 0250-16; b) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement - 16 Fr, Product Code 0250-16-15; c) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement - 16 Fr, Product Code 0250-16-22; d) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement - 16 Fr, Product Code 0250-16-30; e) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement - 18 Fr, Product Code 0250-18; f) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement - 18 Fr, Product Code 0250-18-22; g) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement - 18 Fr, Product Code 0250-18-30; h) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement - 22 Fr, Product Code 0250-22; i) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Surgical Placement - 16 Fr, Product Code 0260-16; j) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Surgical Placement - 18 Fr, Product Code 0260-18; k) MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit - Surgical Placement - 22 Fr, Product Code 0260-22;
Where it was distributed
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY including PR; and OUS (foreign) countries of: Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, UAB, Israel, Kuwait, and Panama.
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Questions about this recall
Is MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube, Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement, GJ-Tube: a) MIC* recalled?
Yes. Avanos Medical recalled MIC* Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube, Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement, GJ-Tube: a) MIC* on 16 Jan 2024. The recall is Class I and its status is Ongoing. Recall number Z-1187-2024.
Why was it recalled?
MIC* Gastric - Jejunal Feeding Tube Kits contain a sterile pre-filled syringe subsequently recalled by Nurse Assist.
Which lots are affected?
a) Product Code 0250-16, UDI/DI 00350770954806, Batch Numbers: 30180718, 30181870, 30184758, 30186768, 30194327, 30226669, 30226817, 30229831, 30240299, 30244886, 30248036, 30248348, 30251106, 30251988, 30254746, 30258134, 30267592; b) Product Code 0250-16-15, UDI/DI 00350770954813, Batch Numbers: 30185370, 30194326, 30249243, 30256710; c) Product Code 0250-16-22, UDI/DI 00350770954820, Batch Numbers: 30226808, 30238975; d) Product Code 0250-16-30, UDI/DI 00350770954837, Batch Numbers: 30184813, 30186749, 30190699, 30226816, 30235093, 30245070; e) Product Code 0250-18, UDI/DI 00350770954844, Batch Numbers: 30181844, 30181869, 30184757, 30185369, 30186748, 30189492, 30190698, 30195869, 30226668, 30226815, 30228967, 30229830, 30238122, 30238885, 30239857, 30238982, 30240298, 30240451, 30243197, 30242224, 30244885, 30250139, 30251984, 30254745, 20108481, 30256210, 30256482, 30257069, 30258133, 30259563, 30261698, 30262037, 30264281, 30267591, 30268254, 30270503, 30270858; f) Product Code 0250-18-22, UDI/DI 00350770954851, Batch Numbers: 30186747, 30188504, 30226814, 30238981, 30248034, 30253948, 30256709; g) Product Code 0250-18-30, UDI/DI 00350770954868, Batch Numbers: 30181868, 30184756, 30185379, 30186767, 30189491, 30190697, 30194325, 30195868, 30200971, 30226813, 30228966, 30229829, 30238121, 30240450, 30244884, 30248033, 30248345, 30254744, 30259562; h) Product Code 0250-22, UDI/DI 00350770954875, Batch Numbers: 30178410, 30181843, 30181867, 30184755, 30185368, 30195736, 30192113, 30195735, 30198033, 30226667, 30226812, 30228965, 30231399, 30238120, 30238512, 30238980, 30240484, 30240297, 30240449, 30250138, 30250166, 30252990, 30253947, 30254743, 30256209, 30256481, 80402126, 80402127, 30257064, 30259561, 30261697, 30262036, 30268253, 30270502, 30270857; i) Product Code 0260-16, UDI/DI 00350770954882, Batch Numbers: 30195867, 30245069, 30258131, 30267590; j) Product Code 0260-18, UDI/DI 00350770954899, Batch Numbers: 30181880, 30185383, 30195858, 30238884, 30239856, 30244880, 30250593, 30250160, 30262027, 30290826; k) Product Code 0260-22, UDI/DI 00350770954905, Batch Numbers: 30180717, 30186745, 30236828, 30238511, 30250165, 30259560, 30265343, 30290827
Where was it sold?
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY including PR; and OUS (foreign) countries of: Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, UAB, Israel, Kuwait, and Panama.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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