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Avanos Recalls Cortrak*2 Over Potential Enteral Tube Misplacement
This problem has caused 60 injuries and 23 deaths.

Avanos Mediacal Cortrak 2 The recall has been classified by FDA as a class I recall. This is the most serious kind. These devices could lead to severe injuries or even death.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor05.16.22

The FDA has identified Avanos Medical's recall of their Cortrak*2 intramuscular accessibility system. https://500px.com/p/parkwovriber The recall of 629 devices that were distributed between 2016-2022 began on March 21.

Cortrak*2 helps clinicians place medical feeding tubes inside the stomach or small bowel of patients who require nutrition via the tube.

The device was temporarily recalled because of injury and death reports following nasocentric or nasogastric tube misplacement when it is employed to help place these tubes. Improperly inserting a tube for nasogastric or nasoenteric one can cause severe injury, and even cause death.

http://sc.sie.gov.hk/TuniS/24x7mag.com/standards/fda-updates/avanos-medicals-enteral-access-system-gets-fda-class-i-recall/ Avanos Medical According to Avanos Safety communications the number of injuries was 60 and 23 deaths attributed to this incident. Avanos Medical feeding tube Adverse events reported included pneumothorax, respiratory failure perforation, pneumonia and the pleural effusion.

Cortrak*2 has utilized the recall to make changes to its procedures for its use. The new instructions contain instructions for users to verify that tubes are placed in accordance with the guidelines of the institution before making use of them to deliver food.

Clinicians were advised to attach the corrective notice for field use about the issue in their operating manuals and return the acknowledgement form which was enclosed in the notice to Avanos. Users will soon receive updated labeling and confirmation that the tubes were placed in accordance with the institution's policies.


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