Events

Recall of GH3 Lifting Hanger (patient lift)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Healthcare Lifting Specialists 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-2012-RN-00751-3
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-09-07
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2012-RN-00751-3
  • 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
    The manufacturer has registered a number of complaints where lifting straps have not been correctly placed on the hanger and patients have fallen partially or completely out of the sling. the user manual has been modified to incorporate new instructions on how to attach the sling on the hanger.
  • Action
    The sponsor is providing work around instructions for users to follow, until the Instructions for Use (IFU) can be updated.

Device

GH3 Lifting Hanger (patient lift)

Manufacturer

Healthcare Lifting Specialists Pty Ltd