Events

Recall of CLINITRON

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by HILL-ROM INC..

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
    54707
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2003-06-30
  • 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
    See screen 08 - field 14 10 units are sold while 30 units are rented.

Device

CLINITRON
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: CII (Lot serial: ASSORTED UNITS IN HARD COPY.); Model Catalog: CII-HE (Lot serial: ASSORTED UNITS IN HARD COPY.)
  • Product Description
    CLINITRON AIR FLUIDIZED THERAPY
  • Manufacturer
    HILL-ROM INC.

Manufacturer

HILL-ROM INC.