Recall of Device Recall Maxi Move Patient Lift with Scale

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Arjo, 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
    37064
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0796-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-01-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-05-11
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-09-02
  • 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
    Patient Lift - Product Code FSG
  • Reason
    The hanger bar assembly may detach from the maxi move lifters with scale, due to an incorrect torque setting on the two bolts holding the scale in place.
  • Action
    Arjo sent Urgent Device Field Correction Recall Notice letters dated 1/5/07 to the end user accounts who received the affected lifts, advising them of the potential for the hanger bar assembly to detach. They were informed that an Arjo Field Service Technician would call them within five business days to schedule the time for him to visit and perform the inspection and correction to the lifts involved. If they did not hear from the technician within that time, they were instructed to contact the Arjo Quality Department at 800-323-1245, ext. 6140. The accounts were also requested to complete and return the enclosed customer response form, acknowledging the receipt and understanding of the letter.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model number KMMB4ELU2FUS, serial numbers SEE0624509, SEE0624510, SEE0624511, SEE0624512, SEE0624513, SEE0624514, SEE0624515   (Manufactured week 24 of 2006 through week 28 of 2006. You can check the model and serial number of your unit by looking at the serial number label on the mast of the lift, located underneath the removable battery. Serial numbers are all structured SEEYYWWXXX, where ¿ YY = the last two digits of the year,  ¿ WW = the two digits of the production week, and ¿ XXX = the sequential number the unit was in production that week ¿ Example: SEE06024001 = the first unit produced in week 24 of 2006.   If your equipment has one of the model numbers listed above and a serial number beginning with SEE0624 through SEE0628, it is affected by this notification, regardless of the last three digits of the serial number.)
  • Distribution
    Nationwide
  • Product Description
    Maxi Move Patient Lift with Scale; Manufactured by Arjo Hospital Equipment AB, Eslov, Sweden; Model KMBB4ELU2FUS
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Arjo, Inc., 50 Gary Ave Ste A, Roselle IL 60172-1684
  • Source
    USFDA