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Avanos Medical faces Class I recalls in connection to 23 deaths resulting from the tube feeding system.

After seven years of adversity for Avanos Medical's feed tube placement device, the FDA has given the most serious of designations for recalls of the device.

Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System consists of an electromagnetic stylet, an exterior receiver as well as a display monitor. When used together the system provides a live feed of the process of inserting medical-grade feeding tubes into the stomach of a patient or into their small bowel, with an aim of improving the accuracy of the tube's tip placement and reducing the risk of complications.

Despite that mission, however, the system has been implicated in the occurrence of numerous injuries to patients, leading Avanos to announce an recall earlier in the year of all Cortrak*2 units used between January 2021 and January 2022, totalling nearly 630 devices first distributed between April 2016 until the beginning of the year.

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The safety issue is not an issue of recall. Avanos doesn't ask healthcare providers send the devices back and to make sure they use them properly.

Cortrak 2 eternal access system A feeding tube that is not properly placed can damage vocal cords and the lungs. It may also cause grave injury or even death. In actual fact, Avanos has received reports of deaths of 23 and 60 injuries since 2015, the FDA declared all of which were linked to the the Cortrak*2 system to aid in the installation of a feeding tube.

There are several injuries which have been reported like respiratory failure, collapsed lung, lung infection.

According to FDA in its March 21 field correction announcement, the Georgia-based company advised users to "confirm the placement of nasogastric and nasaloenteric pipes according to the policies of the institution". The company also asked users to attach the safety warning to the system's operating manual and confirm with Avanos that they have received the updated.

https://www.medicaltubingandextrusion.com/avanos-medical-recall-of-cortrak-2-enteral-access-system-is-class-i/ Avanos announced that it will soon issue revised labeling for its product. It will also include instructions for locating the position of a tube in accordance to the policies of their facility.

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This is the second warning the FDA has issued this year in relation to the use of enteral feeding tubes. In February, FDA released an safety message warning parents and healthcare professionals about the potential for strangulation in children who use feeding tubes.

The notice followed two reports of death in 2021. Avanos Medical feeding tube The notice followed two deaths in 2021. Cortrak 2 eternal access system In each case the tubing system was found to have been tied around necks of patients under the age of 2.

"While the FDA believes that death or serious injuries caused by strangulation with enteral food set tubing for children are rare, healthcare professionals and caregivers must be aware that these events can and will happen," the FDA noted in the announcement.


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