Events

Recall of REACHER FOR TRANSPORTABLE CEILING LIFT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ARJOHUNTLEIGH MAGOG.

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
    50408
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-09-27
  • 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
    Carabineer may not be correctly attached to the reacher and lift may drop. bhm device should be redesigned prior to continued sale and sales of the current version should stop.

Device

REACHER FOR TRANSPORTABLE CEILING LIFT

Manufacturer

ARJOHUNTLEIGH MAGOG
  • Manufacturer Address
    MAGOG
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Getinge AB
  • Source
    HC