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SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1745-2020·Announced 2020-04-29

Wilson-Cook Recalls HEMO-7 Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat Devices

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.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a mechanical defect where a component (carbon dioxide cartridge) may project towards a user or patient, posing a risk of injury.

Plain-English summary

Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. is recalling 89,423 units of the HEMO-7 Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat. The recall includes all lot numbers manufactured between January 16, 2017, and January 15, 2020, for both the HEMO-7 (Order Number G56572) and HEMO-10 (Order Number G21049) models. The devices were distributed nationwide and internationally to numerous countries.

The recall is due to complaints that the handle and/or activation knob on the hemostat devices have cracked or broken when the device is activated. In some cases, this failure caused the carbon dioxide cartridge to exit the handle. While most complaints reported the cartridge exiting with minimal force, some reported that the cartridge exited with the potential to project towards a user or a patient.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class II recall. Users should stop using the affected devices and contact Wilson-Cook Medical for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
HEMO-7 Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat
Affected units
89,423

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 2 products in this recall →