Events

Recall of PATIENT CEILING 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
    55074
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-02-14
  • 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
    Recall initiated due to a carabiner hook at the end of the lift strap that was improperly attached to the attachment handle.

Device

PATIENT CEILING LIFT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: PART NUMBER 360411 (36") (Lot serial: NA); Model Catalog: PART NUMBER 360410 (24") (Lot serial: NA)
  • Product Description
    PORTABLE REACHER 24" AND 36"
  • Manufacturer
    PRISM MEDICAL LTD

Manufacturer

PRISM MEDICAL LTD