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Avanos Medical Recalls The Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System
Avanos Medical, a U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) company, is recalling Cortrak*2 enteral access device because of a misplaced nasoenteric tube or nasogastric tubs which could have caused injuries and even death of patients. Cortrak 2 eternal access system Avanos Medical Avanos Medical feeding tube The recall affects 629 devices that were sold in the United States.

Avanos Medical feeding tube Avanos marketing its Cortrak*2 Endural Access System is known for the on-screen images of stomachs of patients and small bowels, which aid in the placement of medical feed tubes. When a tube is placed incorrectly, it could cause damage to vocal cords, lungs and the trachea. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/avanos-medical-inc-pay-22-million-resolve-criminal-charge-related-fraudulent-misbranding-its Avanos Medical recalls that there are 60 injuries, 23 deaths and 23 illnesses that were caused by the incorrect placement or accidental insertion of a nasogastric feeding tube using the CORTRAK*2 Entral Access System. Pneumothorax, pulmonary failure (collapsed lung tissue) and perforation (a hole in one's esophagus or the bowel wall) as well as pneumonia and excessive fluid between the lung and chest cavity (the chest cavity as well as the lungs) are all among the traumas.

Avanos Medical feeding tube Avanos Medical outlined a plan which would permit patients to be updated with labeling so that they can verify the location of nasogastric and other tubes prior to them being utilized

Avanos was the second alert that was issued by the FDA in 2022 about enteral nutrition tubes. In February the FDA issued a warning for parents and healthcare professionals regarding the risk of strangulation when children are fed through feeding tubes. Two deaths from child strangulation was reported in 2021 as a result of the tube being wrapped around a patient’s neck.

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