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Avanos faces FDA Class I recall after 23 deaths related to the device
Avanos Medical Cortrak 2 Entry Access Systems is designed to aid health professionals in inserting medical feeding tubes into the stomach or small bowel of patients who require nutrition. The feeding tube has been implicated in 23 deaths in the last year.

Cortrak 2 eternal access system Patients have suffered fatalities and injuries due to incorrect placement of nasoenteric/nasogastric tube devices.

This recall will make changes to the labeling of the device, which includes the instructions for usage and the intended usage. The updated instructions instruct users to verify the tube's placement according to the protocols of their institution prior to using the tube for delivering nutrition.

http://www.clacker.com.au/index.php?page=user&action=pub_profile&id=1323016 Avanos Medical Patients can suffer severe injury or death from incorrectly inserted Nasogastric tubes and nasoenteric ones.

Avanos Medical feeding tube Avanos Medical recalls that there have been 60 injuries and 23 deaths from the incorrect placement of nasogastric tubes since 2015. Pneumothorax (collapsed lung), pneumothorax ("collapsed lung"), perforation ("hole in the wall or bowel of the lung) as well as pneumonia (a bacteria-related infection that affects the lungs) and pleural fluid (excess fluid that is accumulated between the lungs.

feeding tube placement On the 21st of March 2022 Avanos Medical issued a field correction notice to its customers who had used the devices between January 2021 and January 2022. The notice included the following instructions:

Confirm placements of nasogastric/nasoenteric tubes according to the institutional guidelines
Attach the appropriate field correction notice to the operator's guide.
Cortrak 2 eternal access system Avanos Health Medical asks that you return the acknowledgment form that is included with the emailed notice
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