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Laboratory Medicine
FDA permits marketing of new endoscopic device for treating gastrointestinal bleeding

Written by Nuki Mikaberidze

 

U.S. FDA permitted marketing of Hemospray, a new device used to help control certain types of bleeding in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

The device provides an additional, non-surgical option for treating upper and lower GI bleeding. The device is an aerosolized spray that contains a mineral blend. The device is applied during an endoscopic procedure. The device is not intended for use in patients with variceal bleeding, which is bleeding that comes from enlarged veins that develop in certain medical conditions like alcoholic liver disease.

Hemospray is contraindicated in patients who have a gastrointestinal fistula or are at high risk for experiencing a gastrointestinal perforation.

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