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Field Safety Notices about ArjoHuntleigh Passive Patient Lifts and Ceiling Lifts with four-point hanger bars intended for use with Passive Clip Slings and Clip Flite Slings

According to Health Products Regulatory Authority, this field safety notices involved a device in Ireland that was produced by ArjoHuntleigh.

What is this?

Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Event Number
    SN2012(15)
  • Date
    2012-09-06
  • Event Country
    Ireland
  • Event Source
    HPRA
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.hpra.ie/homepage/medical-devices/safety-information/safety-notices/item?t=/arjohuntleigh-passive-patient-lifts-and-ceiling-lifts-with-four-point-hanger-bars-intended-for-use-with-passive-clip-slings-and-clip-flite-slings&id=887df825-9782-6eee-9b55-ff00008c97d0
  • Notes / Alerts
    "Irish data is current through April 2019. All of the data comes from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (Ireland), 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 data from the U.S. and Ireland."
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Arjohuntleigh’s complaint trending has shown a number of events relating to clip detachments. analysis and investigation of the root cause of these reported events has shown that non-attachment or incorrect attachment of the clip has been a main cause of what has been perceived as detachments. if the sling clips are not applied or are not applied correctly, there is the potential for the patient to fall, resulting in injury to both the patient and/or the caregiver.  arjohuntleigh have been unsuccessful in their attempts to date to locate all devices in ireland affected by this field safety corrective action. this alert applies to any users of arjohuntleigh passive patient lifts and ceiling lifts on the irish market that have not previously carried out this recommended action.
  • Action
    The IMB advises that users:  1. Ensure the appropriate personnel are made aware of this notice.  2. Identify the location of all affected lifts.  3. If you / your institution have affected lifts, please follow the manufacturer’s recommendations as outlined in the attached field safety notice and ensure that the corrective action is completed on all affected medical devices.

Device

ArjoHuntleigh Passive Patient Lifts and Ceiling Lifts with four-point hanger bars intended for us...
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    ArjoHuntleigh Passive Patient Lifts and Ceiling Lifts with four-point hanger bars intended for use with Passive Clip Slings and Clip Flite Slings
  • Manufacturer
    ArjoHuntleigh

Manufacturer

ArjoHuntleigh