Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 29408 |
| Brand Name: | Avanos Australia - Cortrack 2 Enteral Access System - Enteral tube tracking system |
| Model: | Product Code 20-0950 |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Ltd t/a Healthcare Logistics 54 Carbine Road Mt Wellington AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 09 969 0705 |
| Manufacturer: | Avanos Medical Inc |
| Brand Name: | Halyard Australia - Cortrack 2 Enteral Access System - Enteral tube tracking system |
| Model: | Product Code 20-0950 |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Ltd t/a Healthcare Logistics 54 Carbine Road Mt Wellington AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 09 969 0705 |
| Manufacturer: | Halyard Health Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer is making updates to the labeling in the Operator's Manual and training documents stating that the confirmation of NG/NI tubes placed using CORTRAK 2 should be confirmed per institutional protocol. This incorrect positioning has resulted in reports of 60 injuries and 23 patient deaths in the United States and United Kingdom, while using the CORTRAK* 2 Enteral Access System, since 2015. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/5/2022 |
