Events

Recall of IV POLE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by AMG MEDICAL 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
    16822
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-08-30
  • 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
    Two incidents reported of persons being impaled on the outer arm of the u shaped hook. one in the neck one in the wrist. in both instances the persons fell down on the outer arm of the u.

Device

IV POLE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 775-860 (Lot serial: ); Model Catalog: 775-855P (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    IV POLE
  • Manufacturer
    AMG MEDICAL INC.

Manufacturer

AMG MEDICAL INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MONTREAL
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Amg Medical Inc
  • Source
    HC