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FDA's Deadliest Recalls 2022 – Incorrect Feeding Tubes The most feared (Avanos Medical)
Avanos Medical Cortrak2 feeding tubes are the most deadly medical devices as per FDA recalls.

Even though 2022 isn't completed The FDA has already put together an inventory of 50 recalls of medical devices. These recalls have resulted in 36 deaths and 228 injuries. Avanos Medical ranks number one on the 2022 list of malfunctions in medical devices with 23 deaths reported from unintentionally placed feeding tubes.


Avanos Medical The four are the most serious medical device malfunctions, in accordance with the FDA recall notice.

https://www.fdanews.com/articles/203704-avanos-medical-to-pay-22-million-settlement-over-misbranded-surgical-gowns Avanos Medical Recalls Cortrak*2 Ental Access System for Feeding Tubes
Misplacement of nasogastric feed tubes caused 60 injuries and 23 deaths.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/avanos-medical-faces-class-i-recall-feeding-tube-system-linked-23-deaths-2015 This is the most frequent cause of death in recalls of devices.


https://24x7mag.com/standards/fda-updates/avanos-medicals-enteral-access-system-gets-fda-class-i-recall/ Avanos Medical has recall the Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System after reports of injury and death among patients who had Nasogastric or Nasoenteric feeding tubes that were improperly placed.


Patients are at risk of serious injury or even death if a nasogastric tube or nasoenteric tub is incorrectly inserted. Avanos Medical feeding tube As a precaution, Avanos Medical sent the notice to healthcare professionals, suggesting that the user or the hospital "...confirm the position of the NG/NI tubes in accordance with hospital procedure" Fox news reported.

Avanos Medical's recall announcement disclosed the deaths and injuries caused by the misplacement of the feed tubes to the stomach during the use of the CORTRAK* 2 Enteral Access System, which was introduced in 2015.

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 has received 51 reports of serious injuries and three reports of patient deaths in the past five years that could be associated with this issue.

Following numerous complaints of malfunctioning safety alarms, the medical device maker Baxter has issued a recall on this device. If there was an upstream obstruction, the alarm failed to be activated on the pumps. The announcement warned that using the affected products could cause adverse health consequences, including death.

Medtronic recalls NIMCACT reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tub
The device has been linked to 2 deaths and 3 injuries.

Two deaths and three injuries were caused by the NIMCONTACT Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tube and NIM Standard Reinforced EMG Endeotracheal Tube which are used to track laryngeal and head nerves. While the company does not ask customers to return defective devices or to replace them, they have sent out warnings about safety to make sure that the silicone cuff didn't hinder a patient's breathing.


Patients may suffer from the lack of oxygen, brain damage or even death if the tube doesn't ventilate properly or block the airway.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Volara System
The device has been linked with one injury and two deaths.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation and its subsidiary company Hillrom are recalling the Volara System due to the fact that an in-line ventilation adapter may hinder patients using home oxygen not getting enough oxygen through their ventilators. There are some risks for those affected that include choking on mucus or other airway fluids as well as lung infections (pneumonia) that prevents oxygen from getting into the blood (respiratory failure), brain injury due to a lack in oxygen (hypoxia) as well as death.


This is a list of human life insurance policies in 2022 to cover mishaps with medical devices or improper use:


Avanos Medical Recalls Cortrak*2 Ental Access System

Injuries: 60

Deaths: 23

Baxter recalls SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pumps that come with Master Drug Library (Version 8) & Spectrum IQ Infusion Systems With Dose IQ Safety Software(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 Pumps

Injuries: 7

Deaths: 1

Medtronic Recalls the HeartWare HVAD Systems Batteries

Injuries: 6

Deaths: 1

Philips Respironics recalls all V60 and V60 Plus ventilatilators

Injuries: 4

Deaths: 1

Medtronic recalls HVAD Pump Implant Kit

Injuries: 2

Deaths: 1

Medtronic recalls the heartWare's batteries HVAD system.

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 Stents 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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