Recall of Liko Sabina series Patient Lifts

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Liko AB.

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
    13897
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-12-10
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Universal Specialities Ltd trading as USL Medical, 494 Rosebank Road, Avondale, AUCKLAND 1026
  • Reason
    The manufacturer advises that in certain situations, a patient, caregiver, or bystander could fall against the lift in a way that the sling hook on the end of the slingbar™ could cause injury.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model: All Liko® Sabina® EE, Sabina® EM, Sabina® II EE, Sabina® II EM, Sabina® Comfort, and Sabina® 200 Sit-to-Stand mobile lifts, Affected: All devices manufactured before 31 May 2012
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer