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Device product

HEMO-7 Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat

Z-1745-2020

February 04, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.
Event
Event 84822
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
89,423 devices total
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1745-2020

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Code information: All Lot numbers manufactured 01/16/2017 - 01/15/2020 of both the following: HEMO-7 Order Number G56572 HEMO-10 Order Number G21049

Distribution pattern: 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

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.