Avanos Medical and FDA issued a Class 1 recall of 629 units CORTRAK*2 the enteral access system. It is a feeding tube placement device that has been linked to numerous injuries and deaths. Avanos Medical The devices affected were distributed between April 1 in 2016 and January 1, 2022. Cortrak 2 eternal access system They're used to aid healthcare professionals to insert feeding tubes in the stomach or the intestines and bowels of patients. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/275216/20220509/cortrak-2-eas-from-avanos-medical-raises-patient-safety-concerns.htm Since 2015, there's been 20 deaths and 60 injuries reported when nasogastric or nasoenteric tubes were placed in a wrong way. The recall helps amend the label of the device, in order to make it clear to users that the tube has been properly placed prior to delivering food. Avanos Medical Adverse incidents reported include respiratory failure and pneumothorax (collapsed lung), perforation (a hole in the wall of the lung, esophagus, or bowel) as well as pneumonia (a lung infection) and an effusion of the pleura (excess fluid that is leaking from the lung space and the chest cavity), according to the FDA. For more information, customers with questions or concerns about this recall should contact Avanos Medical by phone at 470-448-5444 or by emailing gpms-ha-reporting@avanos.com. Avanos Medical feeding tube Avanos Medical feeding tube
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