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Avanos Medical is being recalled for the feeding tube system that was linked to 23 deaths between the years 2015 between 2015 and.

After seven years during which Avanos Medical's intravenous tube placement system was plagued by unlucky luck and a lack of trust, the FDA gave its most severe directive for a recall.

Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System consists of an electromagnetic stylet, an outside receiver, and a screen. It can be combined to provide a live feed that shows the procedure of inserting a medical feed tube in the stomach of an individual. The procedure is performed with the aim of improving the accuracy of the procedure and decreasing complications.

Avanos issued the recall earlier in the month of all Cortrak*2 device used between January 20,21 until January 20,22. It involved nearly 630 devices.

The safety issue isn't a recall, in the literal sense. Cortrak 2 eternal access system Avanos doesn’t ask healthcare providers send the devices back at the manufacturer. Avanos wants them to make use of the devices in a safe manner.

A feeding tube that is not correctly inserted can cause serious injury or even death. Avanos was notified of 23 deaths and 60 injuries in 2015 by the FDA. The incidents were all related to the Cortrak*2 system that guides the positioning of the feeding tube.

There are several injuries reported such as respiratory failure, lung infection and collapsed lung.

In the March 21 field correction notice, the Georgia-based company reminded users to "confirm the use of nasogastric or Nasoenteric tubes in accordance with the policies of the institution," as per the FDA. Cortrak 2 eternal access system Avanos advised users to attach the safety notification to the operation manual of the system and confirm with Avanos that the update was received.

Avanos announced that they will soon issue new labeling on the device. The label will contain the instructions for placing a tube according to their policies.

This marks the second warning the FDA has issued this year in relation to enteral feeding tubes. The FDA released the safety message in February, warning healthcare professionals and parents about the danger of strangulation if children are tubes for feeding.

The announcement came in the wake of two deaths reported in 2021. feeding tube placement In both cases the tubing device was found to have been inadvertently wrapped around necks of patients who were less than 2 years old, while they were not supervised by their caregivers or hospital personnel.

Avanos Mediacal Cortrak 2 feeding tube placement "While the FDA believes that death or serious injury due to strangulation caused by enteral feeding set tubing for children is extremely rare Healthcare providers and their caregivers need to be aware of the fact that such incidents can and do occur," the agency said in its notice, suggesting that other similar incidents may not have been reported to the FDA.


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