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Avanos Medical faces a Class I recall of its feeding tube system connected to 23 deaths that occurred in 2015

After seven years in which Avanos Medical's enteral tube placement device was struck by bad luck, the FDA handed out its most serious order to recall the product.

Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System contains an electromagnetic stylet as well as an external receiver. When used together, the system gives live streaming of the medical feed tube as it is placed into the patient's stomach.

feeding tube placement Avanos began the recall earlier in the year for all Cortrak*2 equipment in use between Jan 2021 and Jan 2022. Avanos Medical http://sc.sie.gov.hk/TuniS/24x7mag.com/standards/fda-updates/avanos-medicals-enteral-access-system-gets-fda-class-i-recall/ There were 630 units distributed between April 2016 to the beginning.

The safety event doesn't constitute an recall in the strictest sense: Avanos doesn't ask healthcare professionals to have the device returned to the manufacturer. It's just to make sure that they're properly using them.

A feeding tube that is not properly placed could cause damage to vocal cords and lungs. It could also cause serious injury or even death. Indeed, Avanos has received reports of deaths of 23 and 60 injuries since the year 2015, the FDA declared all of which were connected to the use of the Cortrak*2 system that guides the installation of a feeding tube.

There are many injuries that have been reported, including respiratory failure, lung infections and collapsed lung.

In the March 21 field correction notice, the Georgia-based company advised users to "confirm placement of nasogastric and Nasoenteric tubes in accordance with the policies of the institution," as per the FDA. Cortrak 2 eternal access system Avanos advised that patients include the safety warning and confirm with Avanos that they've been updated.

Avanos has announced that they will shortly issue new labels to the device. They will contain the instructions for how to place a tube, in accordance the policies of Avanos.

This is the FDA's second warning about enteral feeding tube use. In February, the FDA issued a safety alert to parents and healthcare providers concerning the possibility of strangulation among children who use feeding tubes.

Following two deaths in 2021, a notice was sent. Each time, a tubing system was accidentally wrapped around a child under two years old, even though they were not watched by caregivers or hospital staff.

"While FDA believes strangulation of children who have enteral feeding set tubes is uncommon in children caregivers and healthcare professionals should be aware that the possibility exists that such incidents could and may happen," the FDA said in its notice. Avanos Mediacal Cortrak 2 They also said that the FDA might not have received reports on similar cases.


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