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Deadliest FDA Recalls 2022. Misplaced Feeding Tubes Ahead (Avanos Medical)
According to FDA recalls, the Avanos Medical Cortrak2 is among the most dangerous medical device.

2022 isn't even close to an end, but the list of FDA-approved recalls for medical devices is already at 50. This recall has caused an unfortunate 36 deaths, and the injury of 224. Avanos Medical ranks first on the 2022 list of medical device failures with 23 cases of deaths caused by feeding tubes that were not properly placed.


They are the deadliest medical device failures as per the FDA medical device recall notice:

Avanos Medical Recalls Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System to feed tubes
The incorrect placement of nasogastric feeding tubes led to the deaths of 23 and injuries to 60.

Avanos Medical This device malfunction is the biggest reason for death among all medical devices that were recalled by the FDA in 2022..


Avanos Medical has recall the Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System after reports of injury and death among patients who had Nasogastric and nasoenteric tubes that were not correctly placed.


If a nasal nasogastric nasoenteric, tube is incorrectly placed, patients may suffer harm to their vocal cords, lungs, or trachea. Avanos Medical This could result in serious damage and even death. Avanos Medical notified that patients "...as well as hospitals must verify the placement of N/NI tubes according to hospital protocol. Fox News reported.

Avanos Medical reported in a recall communication that injuries and deaths were caused by the improper placement or use of feed tubes to the stomach while using the CORTRAK*2 Ental Access System.

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 received 51 serious injuries and three reports of patient deaths within the last five years.

Avanos Medical feeding tube Baxter, a producer of medical devices recalls the device due to reports of a failure in the safety alarm. In the event of an obstruction upstream, the alarm failed to trigger on the pumps. The announcement warned that using the affected products could cause adverse health effects, including death.

Medtronic recalls NIM CONTACT Reinforced Endotracheal Tube with EMG
This device has been linked to 3 injuries and 2 fatalities.

The NIM CONTACT Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tube and the NIM Standard Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tube that are utilized to create an airway and to monitor the laryngeal nerves in head and neck surgery - are the source of three accidents and two deaths ahead of Medtronic's recall. Although the company doesn't ask clients to return their defective products or replace them, it sent out safety alerts to make sure the silicone cuff did not block a patient's airway.


Patients can suffer from brain damage, oxygen deprivation or death in the event that the tube isn't ventilating effectively or block the airway.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Volara System
The use of this device lead to one injury and two deaths.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling its Volara system subsidiary, Hillrom. http://sc.sie.gov.hk/TuniS/www.ormanager.com/briefs/fda-updates-safety-alert-for-cortrak-2-enteral-access-system/ The adaptor that connects to ventilators in line could stop patients who use the ventilator at home from getting sufficient oxygen. The potential risks for affected patients are choking on mucus, or other airway secretions lung infections (pneumonia) which prevents oxygen from getting to the bloodstream (respiratory failure), brain injury caused by lack of oxygen to the brain (hypoxia), and death.


https://devpost.com/kusknoonan390 This is a list containing human life lost because of medical device failure or misuse in 2022.


Avanos Medical Recalls Cortrak*2 Ental Access System

Injuries: 60

Deaths: 23

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

Injuries: 51

Deaths: 3

Medtronic Recalls NIM CONTACT Reinforced EMG 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 Remands Certain Medfusion 3500 and 4000 Syringe Pumps

Injuries: 7

Deaths: 1

Medtronic Recalls the HVAD Systems HeartWare Batteries

Injuries: 6

Deaths: 1

Philips Respironics recalls all V60 and V60 Plus ventilators

Injuries: 4

Deaths: 1

Medtronic Recalls HVAD Pump Kit

Injuries: 2

Deaths: 1

Medtronic recalls the HeartWare 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 Stent 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 SafeStar 55 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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