Avanos Medical, FDA and the FDA have issued a Class 1 Recall for approximately 629 units of the CORTRAK*2 Ental Access System. Avanos Medical Cortrak 2 eternal access system Avanos Medical This feeding tube placement device has been linked to numerous deaths and injuries. Cortrak 2 eternal access system The recall devices were made available between April 1 2016, through January 1, 2022. Avanos Medical feeding tube The devices are used by healthcare professionals to insert feeding tubes into patients' stomachs or their intestines. The incorrect placement of the nasogastric tube and Nasoenteric tubes has been the source of the deaths of 23 and injuries to 60 in the past year. Avanos Medical The recall serves to amend the label of the device to instruct users to verify that the tube has been properly placed prior to delivering food. Avanos Medical According to FDA, Adverse events include respiratory failure, pneumothorax perforation (a perforation or hole that is located in the lung's wall, esophagus or bowel) and pneumonia, lung infections, and the pleural effusion (excess fluid that is accumulating between the lungs, and the chest cavity), 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.
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