Official recall record
Endopath Echelon Vascular Reloads
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type I
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
An increase in firing issues complaints resulting from premature sled movement lockout (PMSLO) in the field. PMSLO is a safety mechanism that prevents the device from firing with a spent reload or no reload. It can accidentally be triggered if the cartridge is bumped and the sled moves out of position. Investigation has revealed that the force to bump the sled from the home position in the newest cartridge body tool is statistically lower than the previous tool, although there are no dimensional non-conformances. The IFU describes the steps to reduce risk of harm when using the device on critical vessels (i.e. proximal and distal control) and steps to safely remove the device if it locks on tissue. Recall start date: April 29, 2025
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.