Recall of Device Recall Ergon III Series Skyboom Monitor Bracket

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Skytron, Div. The KMW Group, 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
    73704
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1871-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-03-28
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-05-31
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-07-25
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Monitor support, operating-room - Product Code FQO
  • Reason
    Potential for the weld to fail at the pivot point of the monitor bracket. this weld failure could cause the display interface and bracket to fall from its mounted location, resulting in injury.
  • Action
    Skytron LLC initiated a voluntary recall of twenty-four monitor brackets used as a mounting point for display interfaces utilized in clinical applications for viewing purposes and to provide an articulating point of movement on the ceiling mounted radial arm suspension system of the Ergon 3 equipment pendant /booms via telephone calls to customers, and written notices sent via certified USPS mail on 04/01/2016. All potentially affected users will receive a field correction notification directly from Skytron, LLC along with the contact information of their local Skytron distributor. Skytron distributors must contact identified users within the universe of affected products to schedule a time replace the affected monitor bracket(s). Skytron will provide a replacement of the monitor bracket. The replacement monitor bracket(s) and installation must be conducted by you, the Skytron distributor. The affected monitor bracket(s) and Service Report indicating that the monitor bracket(s) was replaced must be returned to Skytron. Please contact Larry Perez, Vice President of Technical Services, at 616-656-1187 or lperez@skytron.us, or Thao Selleck, Complaint Resolution Analyst, at 616-656-6403 or tselleck@skytron.us with any questions. For after-hours support, please call 1-800-SKYTRON.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Number(s): 3FCM1; Manufactured Date: September 2015; Serial Numbers 1507T719-00-0-0074, 1507T719-00-0-0091, 1507T719-00-0-0095, 1507T719-00-0-0096, 1507T719-00-0-0102, 1507T719-00-0-0107, 1508T719-00-0-0129, 1507T719-00-0-0087, 1507T719-00-0-0069, 1507T719-00-0-0103, 1507T719-00-0-0104, 1507T719-00-0-0066, 1507T719-00-0-0072, 1507T719-00-0-0073, 1507T719-00-0-0075, 1507T719-00-0-0088, 1507T719-00-0-0101, 1507T719-00-0-0108, 1507T719-00-0-0112, 1507T719-00-0-0113, 1507T719-00-0-0090, 1507T719-00-0-0097, 1507T719-00-0-0099, and 1507T719-00-0-0100
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution. US states: VA, VT, UT, GA, NJ, and IL; Japan.
  • Product Description
    Ergon III Series Skyboom Monitor Bracket. Part # 3FCM1 Flatscreen Bracket, single monitor mount, 27inch max. screen size
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Skytron, Div. The KMW Group, Inc, 5085 Corporate Exchange Blvd SE, Grand Rapids MI 49512-5515
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA