Events

Recall of ALUMINUM REACHER ARM

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by PRISM MEDICAL 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
    30369
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-27
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    There is a potential for the reacher arm to "teeter" at the edge of the base of the trolley eyelet that extends from the ceiling track. when approaching the trolley eyelet with the reacher arm hook from an angle teetering may occur. when it occurs the reacher arm may slide all the way onto the hook (proper final positioning) or slide away from the hook (resulting in falling to the surface below). this is limited to the customers in the manitoba and quebec regions with the newly designed reacher arm.

Device

ALUMINUM REACHER ARM
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 360404M (Lot serial: N/A); Model Catalog: 360405M (Lot serial: N/A)
  • Product Description
    ALUMINUM REACHER ARM (NEW MANITOBA STYLE)
  • Manufacturer
    PRISM MEDICAL LTD

Manufacturer

PRISM MEDICAL LTD