Events

Recall of C-450 FIXED CELING LIFT

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
    15846
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-01
  • 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
    An incident occurred at a facility where a patient dropped 6" into a commode. there were no injuries reported. the lift was returned to waverley glen and they determined that the c-450 lift was missing two c-clips at the end of the shaft.

Device

C-450 FIXED CELING LIFT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 323100 (Lot serial: S/N: >10 CONTACT MFG)
  • Product Description
    C-450 FIXED CELING LIFT
  • Manufacturer
    PRISM MEDICAL LTD

Manufacturer

PRISM MEDICAL LTD