Urgent Medical Device Recall for specific lots of WECK® Auto Endo5® Automatic Hem-o-lok® Clip Appliers due to risk of misloading and/or jamming

A Dear Healthcare Professional Letter has been issued by Teleflex Medical Asia Pte Ltd to inform healthcare professionals of the voluntary recall of specific WECK® Auto Endo5® Automatic Hem-o-lok® Clip Appliers due to a possibility of misloading and/or jamming which may lead to clips falling out, clip breakage, or the jaws becoming locked in a partially closed position (jammed). In these instances, medical or surgical intervention could be required, and procedural delays may occur. Healthcare professionals are informed that the potential issue is isolated to the applier and there is no evidence that it affects the performance of the ligation clip once placed. For patients implanted with the ligation clips through the affected appliers, there is no need for any additional patient management actions. Please refer to the letter for details.
Healthcare professional, Medical devices
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Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

12 Dec 2019

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of the letters can be found on the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP). HPP is a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg/, and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Scroll down to the bottom navigation panel of the HPP web page. Under the Healthcare Professionals section, expand the dropdown option for ‘Healthcare Professional Portal’ and select your profession. You will be redirected to the specific HPP web page to log in.

Step 2: Click on the Restricted Content icon on the left panel of the web page and log in via SingPass.

Step 3: Click on the MOH Alert icon under the ‘Applications’ section.

Step 4: Click on the Drug Alert tab to view the DHCPLs.