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Field Safety Notices about Contoura® 880 Series Hospital Bed Frames

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
    SN2011(24)
  • Date
    2011-11-04
  • Event Country
    Ireland
  • Event Source
    HPRA
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.hpra.ie/homepage/medical-devices/safety-information/safety-notices/item?t=/contoura-880-series-hospital-bed-frames&id=2182f825-9782-6eee-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 is aware of an issue with the contoura® 880 series hospital bed frames, whereby the cpr release arm on the backrest actuator could break during use and render the emergency cpr function inoperable.
  • Action
    ArjoHuntleigh have been unsuccessful in their attempts to date to locate all devices in Ireland affected by this field safety corrective action.  The IMB advises that users:  1. Ensure the appropriate personnel are made aware of this notice.  2. Identify the location of all affected bed frames.  3. If your institution has affected medical devices, please contact ArjoHuntleigh to arrange to carry out the required modification to the bed frame.

Device

Contoura® 880 Series Hospital Bed Frames
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Contoura® 880 Series Hospital Bed Frames
  • Manufacturer
    ArjoHuntleigh

Manufacturer

ArjoHuntleigh