Events

Recall of Hercules Patient Lifter

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by R & R Healthcare Equipment 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-01492-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-12-08
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2017-RN-01492-1
  • 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
    R&r; healthcare identified that the hercules patient lifter, the spreader bar (which holds the sling) is secured to the lifter arm by a lock tighten dome nut. there has been one report of this dome nut becoming loose causing the spreader to detach from the lifter arm, resulting in a client fall.
  • Action
    R & R Healthcare is advising distributors to inspect stock and ensure the dome nut is tight. A repair kit will be provided for all lifts to be inspected. Users are advised check that the dome nut is tight, and the spreader bar is secured to the lifter arm. The supplier of the lift will be installing an additional locking pin to the lifter.

Device

Hercules Patient Lifter
  • Model / Serial
    Hercules Patient Lifter Model Number: H150MTSerial Numbers: 2015 07 LFT 005T 001 to 2015 07 LFT 005T 079 and 2015 39 LFT 005T 040 to 2015 39 LFT 005T 066ARTG Number: 224479
  • Manufacturer
    R & R Healthcare Equipment Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

R & R Healthcare Equipment Pty Ltd