Events

Recall of SPIRIT BED

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

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
    109047
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-07-22
  • 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
    Manufacturer received complaints associated with the brakes and scale system. the complaints reported that the brake force may be inadequate or brakes may unexpectedly disengage and that scale readings were inaccurate. stryker also determined that the design history file of the spirit one bed is incomplete.

Device

SPIRIT BED
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: B5F00FM (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: B5F00C (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: B5F00BCFM (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: B5F00M (Lot serial: ALL)
  • Product Description
    SPIRIT ONE BED
  • Manufacturer
    STRYKER CANADA LP

Manufacturer

STRYKER CANADA LP
  • Manufacturer Address
    HAMILTON
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stryker
  • Source
    HC