Events

Recall of VIKING M PATIENT LIFT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by PERIDOT 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
    25856
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-05-25
  • 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
    Failure of the viking m lift as it relates to the control box (cbl 20)and the battery (bal 20). the product will stop functioning. note that there is a mechanical means to safely lower the patient during transfer.

Device

VIKING M PATIENT LIFT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 2040015 (Lot serial: 7500401 THRU 7503472)
  • Product Description
    viking m patient lift
  • Manufacturer
    PERIDOT MEDICAL INC.

Manufacturer

PERIDOT MEDICAL INC.