Events

Field Safety Notices about Mobile Patient Lifts - Uno, Viking S, Viking XS, LikoLight

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

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(23)
  • Date
    2011-10-05
  • Event Country
    Ireland
  • Event Source
    HPRA
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.hpra.ie/homepage/medical-devices/safety-information/safety-notices/item?t=/mobile-patient-lifts---uno-viking-s-viking-xs-likolight&id=4682f825-9782-6eee-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
    Hill-rom is aware that a number of mobile patient lifts on the irish market may not yet have received an ‘outer tube’ accessory, which will prevent the actuator from collapsing in the event that it should malfunction.
  • Action
    Hill-Rom has 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 mobile patient lifts.  3. Determine if you / your institution have medical devices affected by this issue.  4. If you / your institution have affected medical devices, follow the manufacturer’s recommendations as outlined in the attached field safety notice and ensure that corrective action is completed on all affected medical devices.

Device

Mobile Patient Lifts - Uno, Viking S, Viking XS, LikoLight
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Mobile Patient Lifts - Uno, Viking S, Viking XS, LikoLight
  • Manufacturer
    Hill-Rom

Manufacturer

Hill-Rom