FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
VANDERLIFT 450
MDR report key: 2012291
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Received February 25, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1933441-2011-00001
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- February 25, 2011
- Date of Event
- January 21, 2011
- Report Date
- February 28, 2011
- Manufacturer
- VANCARE, INC.
- Product Code
- FSA
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DISTRIBUTOR REPORT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. EVALUATION OF LIFT DONE AT FACILITY AND NOTES ATTACHED WITH FINDINGS AT THAT TIME. VANDERLIFT DID NOT HAVE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. FACILITY REFUSED TO LET DISTRIBUTOR TAKE PICTURES OF SAID LIFT IN QUESTION AND SLING.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CNA ATTACHED INVACARE SLING TO VANDERLIFT AND RESIDENT FELL OUT THE FRONT OF INVACARE SLING AND FELL AND LANDED ON HEAD. ADMINISTRATOR STATED, IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, AND NOT A SLING MALFUNCTION. TWO CNA'S DID THE TRANSFER OF THIS RESIDENT. AS STATED IN THE VANCARE MANUAL, YOU ARE TO USE ONLY VANCARE SLINGS ON VANDERLIFTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANDERLIFT 450 | VANDERLIFT 450 PATIENT LIFT | FSA | VANCARE, INC. | 450 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Death |