Events

Recall of MINSTREL PATIENT LIFT AND SCALE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ARJO CANADA 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
    154622
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-10-05
  • 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
    Investigation into a reported incident in which a hanger bar detached from the device attributed the failure to a loose joint between the scale and hanger bar causing a fatigue failure of the bolt.

Device

MINSTREL PATIENT LIFT AND SCALE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: >10 SEE MANUFACTURER.)
  • Product Description
    ARJO MINSTREL LIFT WITH SCALE
  • Manufacturer
    ARJO CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

ARJO CANADA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MISSISSAUGA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Getinge AB
  • Source
    HC