FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

UNO

MDR report key: 1211107 · Received October 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
3006252983-2008-00040
Event Type
Death
Date Received
October 24, 2008
Date of Event
April 30, 2008
Report Date
May 1, 2008
Manufacturer
LIKO AB
Product Code
FSA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PURSUANT TO IDENTIFYING A REPORTABLE EVENT INVOLVING UNO 102 PATIENT LIFT, LIKO HAS PERFORMED A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW ON SIMILAR EVENTS TO DETERMINE REPORTABILITY. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE REPORTABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FACILITY REPORTS THAT IN 2008, A RESIDENT WAS ABOUT TO BE POSITIONED ONTO THE BED USING AN UNO 102EE MOBILE LIFT, WHEN WITHOUT PRECURSOR SOUNDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN SNAP OF THE LIFTING MECHANISM AND THE RESIDENT IMMEDIATELY FELL TO THE FLOOR AT ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF 3 - 4 FEET MEASURED FROM HIS BUTTOCKS. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS THE RESIDENT'S HIP AND BUTT. THE RESIDENT DID NOT HIT HIS HEAD IN THE FALL. THE RESIDENT WAS EXAMINED BY THREE REGISTERED STAFF AND TRANSFERRED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED OF CAUSES YET NOT KNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNO AC POWERED PT LIFT FSA LIKO AB UNO 102EE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death