# K973409: Kangaroo Enteral Feeding Extension Set for Syringe Pumps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Davis & Geck, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 27, 1998 after 171 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: 1 generation back to K801558 (1980). 4 ancestors in all.
43 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
1 of 48 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K914375: Non-Weighted Polyurethane Enteral Feeding Tube, Sherwood Medical Co. (1992) Summary page 1.
- K833621: Entri Flex Feeding Tube, Biosearch Medical Products, Inc. (1983) Summary page 1.
- K801558: Enteric Feeding Tube W/Segm. Flex. WT., Biosearch Medical Products, Inc. (1980) Summary page 1.
- K822875: Pedi-Tube Pediatric Feeding Tube, Biosearch Medical Products, Inc. (1982) Summary page 1.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K833188: Dobbhoff® Feeding Tubes. Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K082654: Enteral Only Extension Set (2008), 40 descendants of its own
- K100099: Oral/Enteral Syringes (2010), 35 descendants of its own
- K112434: BD Oral/Enteral Syringe with BD Univia Connection (2011), 33 descendants of its own
- K142128: Kangaroo Enteral Feeding Syringes with Enfit Connector (2015), 31 descendants of its own
- K152857: NeoMed NeoConnect Enteral Syringes with ENFit Connector and compatible NeoSecure Tip Caps (2015), 30 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Kangaroo® Enteral Feeding Extension Set for Syringe Pumps is intended for enteral feeding, on the order of a physician, to provide a means of delivering feeding formula from a filled syringe through to any feeding tube which will accept its non-1.V. compatible connector.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973409
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology