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FDA's Most Dangerous Recalls 2022 Unplaced Feeding Tubes Ahead (Avanos Medical)
Avanos Medical Cortrak2 feeding tubes are among the most deadly medical devices according to FDA recalls.

While 2022 isn't yet over but the FDA has already prepared a list of 50 recalled medical devices. Avanos Medical The recalls have caused 36 deaths and more than 224 injuries. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/275216/20220509/cortrak-2-eas-from-avanos-medical-raises-patient-safety-concerns.htm Avanos Medical is first on the 2022 list for medical device malfunctions, with 23 reported deaths due to misplaced feeding tubes.


These are the four most grave medical device malfunctions in accordance with the FDA recall notice.

Avanos Medical feeding tube Avanos Medical Remands Cortrak*2 Enal Access System for Feeding Tubs
Inadvertently, removing nasogastric feeding tubes has resulted in 60 injuries as well as 23 deaths.

In 2022 the year 2022, the malfunction of this device was the primary reason for death among all affected medical equipment.


Avanos Medical has recalled the Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System due to reports of injuries and patient deaths following nasoenteric or Nasogastric feeding tubes have been installed incorrectly.


Patients could suffer serious injury or even death if a nasogastric tube or nasoenteric tub has been wrongly placed. Cortrak 2 eternal access system In order to protect themselves, Avanos Medical sent warning to doctors, suggesting that the patient or the hospital "...confirm the position of the NG/NI tube according to the institution's protocol" Fox news reported.

Avanos Medical reported in a recall notification that the deaths and injuries caused by the misplacement or improper use of an feed tubes to the stomach while employing the CORTRAK*2 Ental Access Systems.

https://medicaldevices.icij.org/devices/hkg-cortrak-2-enteral-access-system-eas Baxter recalls SIGMA Spectrum Infusion pumps equipped with Master Drug Library (Version 8) and Spectrum IQ Infusion Systems With Dose IQ Safety (Version 9)
Baxter has received 51 complaints of serious injuries and three deaths reported by patients within the last five years possibly connected with this problem.

Baxter, a producer of medical devices has announced a recall of the device in response to numerous reports of a safety alarm failure. Alarms on the pumps were not activated in the event of upstream occlusion events. Warnings were made that these items could have negative health effects , and possibly even death.

Medtronic Recalls NIMCACT Reforced Endotracheal Tube EMG
There have been three injuries and 2 deaths that have been linked to the use of this device.

The NIMCONTACT Reinforced EMG Tube and the NIM Standard Reinforced EMG Tube - both utilized to help provide airway and to monitor the laryngeal nervous system during head and neck surgery caused three fatalities and two injuries before Medtronic's recall. Although Medtronic isn't asking for customers to replace damaged products, the company issued safety warnings in order to prevent the silicone cuff from blocking the airway of a patient.


Patients could suffer from the deprivation of oxygen, brain injuries or even death if the tube is not ventilated properly.

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

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling its Volara system subsidiary, Hillrom. The adaptor connected to ventilators may prevent patients at-home from getting sufficient oxygen. There are risks for affected patients, including choking on mucus as well as other airway secretions as well as lung infections (pneumonia) that prevents oxygen from reaching the blood (respiratory failure), brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen (hypoxia), as well as death.


Cortrak 2 eternal access system This is a list containing the human lives lost due to medical device failure or misuse in 2022.


Avanos Medical Recalls Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System

Injuries: 60

Deaths: 23

Baxter recalls SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pumps (Version 8) & Spectrum IQ Infusion Systems (Version 9) the occlusions

Injuries: 51

Deaths: 3

Medtronic recalls NIMCONTACT Reinforced Endotracheal Tube with EMG Reinforcement , as well as the NIM Standard Reinforced 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 Infusion Pumps

Injuries: 7

Deaths: 1

Medtronic recalls HeartWare HVAD system batteries

Injuries: 6

Deaths: 1

Philips Respironics recalls all V60 and V60 Plus ventilatilators

Injuries: 4

Deaths: 1

Medtronic Recalls the HVAD Pump Implant Kit

Injuries: 2

Deaths: 1

Medtronic recalls the HeartWare HVAD Systems Batteries

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 of Teleflex Inc.) Avanos Medical feeding tube Recalls the Arrow-Trerotola Percutaneous Thombolytic Device

Injuries: 14

Deaths: 0

Atrium Medical Corporation recalls iCast secured sten

Injuries: 9

Deaths: 0

Vyaire Medical Recalls bellavista1000 and 1000e Series Ventilators

Injuries: 7

Deaths: 0

LivaNova (TandemLife) Recalls LifeSPARC System

Injuries: 2

Deaths: 0

Draeger, Inc Recalls the 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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