Events

Recall of C- Series lifts Manufactured between April 25, 2017 and June 12, 2017

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by CHS Healthcare Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2017-RN-01450-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-12-13
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2017-RN-01450-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    During internal cycle testing of c-series lifts handicare has found that the c-series lift strap for lifts manufactured between april 25, 2017 and june 12, 2017 may wear prematurely at max load (625 lbs). we have identified the root cause as a supplied component that was not to specification. if the strap wears during use there is a potential risk for the person being supported by the lift to drop.This issue was identified internally. to date, chs is not aware of any c-series lift strap incidence related to this issue.
  • Action
    CHS Healthcare will be in contact with affected customers to arrange removal of the current hoist and reinstall of a new unit.

Device

C- Series lifts Manufactured between April 25, 2017 and June 12, 2017
  • Model / Serial
    C- Series liftsManufactured between April 25, 2017 and June 12, 2017ARTG 292642
  • Manufacturer
    CHS Healthcare Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

CHS Healthcare Pty Ltd