Events

Recall of Standard SlingBar 450Distributed between January 1980 and November 2012

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Hill-Rom 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-2013-RN-00477-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-09-09
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-00477-1
  • 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
    Hill-rom has become aware of a safety issue related to the standard slingbar 450, which could be attached to various liko overhead and mobile lifts. a serious injury to a patient, caregiver, or bystander could result from tripping or otherwise falling in to the slingbar, typically while the lift is parked or stored when not in use. the sling hook on the other end of the sling bar could pierce a body structure such as the head, shoulder, or groin.
  • Action
    Hill-Rom is providing customers with a sling-bar safety cover to mitigate the risk of patient or user injury. For more details, please see http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/alerts-device-standard-slingbar-450-131001.htm .

Device

Standard SlingBar 450Distributed between January 1980 and November 2012
  • Model / Serial
    Standard SlingBar 450Distributed between January 1980 and November 2012Product numbers: 20090029, 20190024, 20190041, 31190015, 31290017, 31290043, 3156001, 3156003, 3156007, 3156014, 3156016, 31590043 & 5019013These product numbers may be bundled with the Golvo 1000, 3000 and 7000 series lifts, Viking M, Viking L, LikoLight 100 and 125, Caroli 101, and Uno 100, 101 and 102ARTG Number: 188199
  • Manufacturer
    Hill-Rom Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Hill-Rom Pty Ltd