FDA recall Z-1746-2020

Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. · Class II · device

Product

HEMO-10 Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat

Reason for recall

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.

Distribution

Nationwide distribution. International distribution to Bahrain, Belarus, Canary Islands, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Guernsey, Iraq, Israel, Jersey, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Martinique, Monaco, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Reunion, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Unites States, Canada, Netherlands Antilles, Chile, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, Brunei Dassalarum, Hong Kong, Korea, Myanmar, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Argentina, Brazil, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, Croatia

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2020-02-04
Report date
2020-04-29
Termination date
2021-01-15
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Winston Salem, NC, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1746-2020