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Avanos Medical recalls the Cortrak*2 entry access system
Avanos Medical is recalling Cortrak*2 Entry Access System. https://list.ly/staalrush304 The FDA states that patients have suffered injuries and killed by nasogastric or the nasoenteric tube being misplaced. The recall covers 629 devices sold in the United States.

Avanos marketing the Cortrak*2 Endural Access System has been primarily for its on-screen visualizations of stomachs and small bowels, which assist in the placement medical feeding tubes. Avanos Medical Avanos Mediacal Cortrak 2 If the tube is placed improperly the patient could suffer damage to their vocal cords, lungs, or the trachea. According to the Avanos Medical recall communication, there were 60 incidents of injury and 23 deaths of patients since 2015 related to misplacement of feeding tubes for nasogastric patients using the CORTRAK* 2 Enteral Access System. https://bbs.pku.edu.cn/v2/jump-to.php?url=https://24x7mag.com/standards/fda-updates/avanos-medicals-enteral-access-system-gets-fda-class-i-recall/ These injuries include respiratory failure and pneumothorax (collapsed lung) and perforation (a hole in the wall of the lung, esophagus or the bowel) as well as pneumonia and the pleural effusion (excess fluid between the lungs and chest cavity).

Avanos Medical outlined a plan which would permit patients to have updated labeling so they are able to confirm the position of nasogastric, nasoenteric , and other tubes before they are employed

The Avanos warning was the second FDA warning issued in 2022 about feeding tubes for the enteral system. Avanos Medical In February, the FDA issued a warning for parents and healthcare professionals regarding the possibility of strangulation in the event that children are fed by feeding tubes. feeding tube placement Two cases of strangulation in children were reported in 2021. as a result of a tube system that was wrapped around a patient's neck.

FDA Recalls Avanos Medical Device

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Cortrak* 2 Enteral Access System Product Details

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