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Avanos Medical faces Class I recalls due to feeding tube system connection to 23 deaths.

After seven years of bad luck for the Avanos Medical enteral feeding tube placement device The FDA has handed down its most serious designation for a recall of the device.

Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System contains an electromagnetic stylet , as well as an external receiver. When used together, the system offers an live stream of the positioning of a medical feeding tube into the stomach of a patient, or in the small bowel with the intention of improving the accuracy of the tube's tip placement and reducing the risk of complications.

Avanos issued a recall earlier this month of every Cortrak*2 device that was that were used between January 20,21 between January 20,22 and January 20,21. http://ezproxy.cityu.edu.hk/login?url=https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/avanos-medical-recalls-cortrak2-enteral-access-system-risk-misplaced-enteral-tubes-could-cause It affected more than 630 devices.

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The safety issue is not a recall. Avanos doesn't ask healthcare providers to return the devices however, it is a way to ensure they use them correctly.

If a tube for feeding is incorrectly inserted, it can damage the vocal cords, lungs, or trachea, potentially leading to severe injury or death. Avanos has reported more than 60 injury cases in 2015, according to FDA. This was all due to the FDA's Cortrak*2 system that guides the placing feeding tubes.

These injuries can include respiratory failure, collapsed lungs lung infection as well as pleural effusions and holes in the lungs' walls as well as the esophagus and bowel.

In its March 21 field correction announcement, the Georgia-based firm reminded users to "confirm the placement of nasogastric as well as Nasoenteric tubes in accordance with the policies of the institution," according to the FDA. Avanos requested that users add the safety announcement to the operating manual for the system and then confirm with Avanos that the change was accepted.

Avanos has indicated that it will soon issue new labeling for its device. This labeling will include the direction for mapping a tube's location in accordance their policies for their facilities.

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This is the FDA's third warning regarding enteral feeding tube use. Avanos Medical feeding tube In February the FDA issued an safety alert for parents and healthcare professionals about the danger of strangulation for children who use feeding tubes.

Two deaths in 2021 were disclosed in the announcement. Avanos Medical Each time the notice was followed by two deaths in 2021.

"The FDA believes that strangulation via enteral feed set tubing in children is rare, however, healthcare providers and caregivers need be aware that such incidents can happen," the agency stated in the announcement. This suggests that similar instances could not have been reported to FDA.

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