# K123555: Kangaroo Feeding Tubes with Iris Technology

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Covidien
- Decided: Apr 9, 2014 after 506 days
- Product code: KNT (Tubes, Gastrointestinal (And Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.5980
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K831868 (1983). 3 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K112511: Dobbhoff Dual Port Feeding Tube, Covidien Lp, Formerly Registered AS Kendall (2012) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K142327: smARTrack Feeding Tube System (2015), 2 descendants of its own
- K230206: Entarik Feeding Tube System; Entarik Feeding Tube (2023), 1 descendant of its own
- K241169: Entarik NI Feeding Tube System (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K163002: Kangaroo Feeding Tube with IRIS Technology (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Kangaroo TM Feeding Tube with IRIS Technology utilizes a video stream to aid a trained user during placement into the stomach or small bowels for the administration of nutrition, fluids, and medications by the naso-enteric route for patients aged 18 years and older who have an intact gastrointestinal tract, but are physically unable to manage nutritional intake through normal mastication and deglutition. Prior to commencing administration, confirm correct tube placement per institutional protocol. Placement of the tip of the device into the small bowel should only be attempted by clinicians with expertise in small bowel placement.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K123555
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology