Avanos Medical, Inc., in direct response to the Nurse Assist recall due to sterility concerns of their 0.9% sodium chloride irrigation USP and sterile water for irrigation USP. Certain lots of MIC Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube – Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement kit and MIC Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube with ENFit Connectors – Endoscopic/Radiologic Placement kits include the recalled Nurse Assist supplied syringes, pre-filled with sterile water.
Any open wound exposed to non-sterile products could potentially put the patient at risk of infection. The pre-filled syringe is the only item in the Avanos feeding tube kit affected by the Nurse Assist recall.
There have been no complaints, injuries, or deaths associated with this issue.
The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death.