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FDA's most dangerous recalls of 2022 - Food Feeding Tubes The most feared (Avanos Medical)
Avanos Medical Cortrak2 feeding tubes are the most hazardous medical devices as per FDA recalls.

While 2022 isn't completed, FDA already has 50 medical devices on the recall list. https://www.princeclassified.com/user/profile/1380550 The recalls have caused 36 deaths and more than 224 injuries. Avanos Medical ranks first on the list of 2022 medical device malfunctions , with 23 deaths reported by feeding tubes that were not properly placed.


These are the 4 most hazardous medical device errors, according to the FDA recall notification:

Avanos Medical Recalls Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System for feeding tubes
A misplacement of the feed tubes for nasogastric patients led to 60 injuries and 23 deaths.

It is the most frequently reported cause of death for recalls of devices.


Avanos Medical has pulled the Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System from service because of death and injuries resulting from improper placement of nasogastric feeding tubes.


If a nasogastric, also known as a nasoenteric, tube is incorrectly placed, patients could suffer harm to the vocal cords, their lungs or trachea. This could result in serious injury , and possibly death. Avanos Medical issued a note to doctors and other healthcare professionals to confirm the positioning of the NG/NI tubing according to the institution's guidelines. Fox news published an article about the issue.

Avanos Medical reported in a recall communication that injuries and deaths were caused by the misplacement or improper use of an tubes for feeding into the enteral system when employing the CORTRAK*2 Ental Access Systems.

Avanos Medical Baxter recalls SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pumps that have Master Drug Library (Version 8) and Spectrum IQ Infusion Systems with Dose IQ Safety Software (Version 9)
Baxter received 51 serious injuries as well as three reports of death of patients in the past five years.

After numerous complaints of malfunctioning safety alarms and malfunctions in safety alarms, the medical device maker Baxter has recalled the device. In the event of an obstruction in the upstream, the alarm failed to be activated on the pumps. The announcement warned users that using the affected products could cause negative health effects, such as death.

Cortrak 2 eternal access system https://independent.academia.edu/OdonnellHogan1 Medtronic recalls NIM CONTACT Reinforced Endotracheal Tube with EMG
There have been 3 injuries and 2 deaths associated by the use of this device.

Two deaths and three injuries resulted from the NIMCONTACT Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tube and NIM Standard Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tube both of which are used to track the laryngeal and head nerves. Medtronic isn't asking its clients to return or exchange the affected devices , but it has they have issued safety announcements to ensure that the device's silicon cuff from obstructing a patient's airway.


Patients are at risk of suffering from oxygen deprivation, brain damage or death when the tube isn't ventilated properly or block the airway.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Volara System
There was one incident of death and 1 injury by the use of this device.

feeding tube placement Baxter Healthcare Corporation, and Hillrom, its subsidiary company are recalling the Volara Systems. This is because the adaptor that is used to connect in-line ventilators might not permit patients who use at-home ventilators to receive enough oxygen. There are risks for affected patients which include choking upon mucus as well as other airway secretions, lung infection (pneumonia) that blocks oxygen from reaching the bloodstream (respiratory Failure), brain injury due to a lack in oxygen (hypoxia), as well as death.


Here is the list of human life paid in 2022 for medical device malfunction or misuse:


Avanos Medical Recalls Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System

Injuries: 60

Deaths: 23

Baxter recalls SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pumps (Version 8) and Spectrum IQ Infusion Systems (Version 9) obstructions

Injuries: 51

Deaths: 3

Medtronic recalls NIM CONTACT Reinforced Endotracheal Tube and the NIM Standard Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tube

Injuries: 3

Deaths: 2

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Volara System

Injuries: 1

Deaths: 2

Smiths Medical Recalls Certain Medfusion 3500 and 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps

Injuries: 7

Deaths: 1

Medtronic recalls the HeartWare HVAD system batteries

Injuries: 6

Deaths: 1

Philips Respironics Recalls All V60 Ventilators

Injuries: 4

Deaths: 1

Medtronic Recalls the HVAD Pump Implant Kit

Injuries: 2

Deaths: 1

Medtronic Recalls HeartWare HVAD System Batteries

Injuries: 0

Deaths: 1

Covidien, LP Recalls Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator

Injuries: 0

Deaths: 1

Medtronic Inc. Recalls HawkOne Directional Atherectomy System

Injuries: 55

Deaths: 0

Arrow International, LLC, Subsidiary to Teleflex Inc., Recalls the Arrow Trarotola Percutaneous Thorolytic Device

Injuries: 14

Deaths: 0

Atrium Medical Corporation Recalls iCast Stent Covered

Injuries: 9

Deaths: 0

Vyaire Medical Recalls bellavista1000e Series Ventilators

Injuries: 7

Deaths: 0

LivaNova (TandemLife) Recalls LifeSPARC System

Injuries: 2

Deaths: 0

Draeger, Inc Recalls SafeStar55 Breathing System Filters

Injuries: 1

Deaths: 0

Abbott Medical Recalls Dragonfly OpStar Imaging Catheter

Injuries: 1

Deaths: 0

SML Distribution LLC Recalls Skippack Medical Lab COVID-19 Direct Antigen Rapid Tests

Injuries: 1

Deaths: 0


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