Avanos Medical, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall in Response to Nurse Assist, LLC Sterile Water Medical Products Recall
These kits include Nurse Assist supplied syringes, pre-filled with sterile water, essential for inflating the retention balloon of the feeding tube.
- These kits include Nurse Assist supplied syringes, pre-filled with sterile water, essential for inflating the retention balloon of the feeding tube.
- The Nurse Assist voluntary recall was initiated due to concerns about the potential lack of sterility assurance in these water-based products.
- This deficiency may lead to non-sterile products, posing a risk of the water coming into contact with a patient's surgical site.
- The pre-filled syringe is the only item in the Avanos feeding tube kit affected by the Nurse Assist recall.