Graco issued a safety advisory regarding some of its strollers this week after receiving reports that a hinge mechanism injured children.

Seven Canadian children have been injured after putting their fingers in a stroller’s canopy hinge as the canopy was being opened or closed, resulting in cuts and in five cases, severed digits.

The strollers are made by Graco and distributed by Elfe Juvenille products. The products are sold under the following brand names: Graco brand Passage, Alano and Spree. About 30,000 affected strollers were sold in Canada between Oct. 2004 and Jan. 2010.

Strollers or travel systems with a plastic, jointed hinge mechanism are the only products affected by the advisory. Graco is offering free repair kits for the affected products.

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For more information on this safety advisory, call Elfe Juvenile Products at 1-800-667-8184 or visit the website.