FDA (Devices) recall action 84822
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Complaints that the handle and/or activation knob on Hemostat devices have cracked or broken when the device is activated. In some cases, this has caused the carbon dioxide cartridge to exit the handle. Most of these complaints reported that the carbon dioxide cartridge exited the handle with minimal force. However, some complaints reported that the carbon dioxide cartridge exited the handle with the potential to project towards a user or a patient.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Wilson-Cook Medical is recalling HEMO-10 Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat devices because the handle or activation knob may crack or break, potentially causing the carbon dioxide cartridge to exit the handle.
Wilson-Cook Medical is recalling HEMO-7 Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat devices because the handle or activation knob may crack or break during activation, potentially causing the carbon dioxide cartridge to exit the handle.