FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

500 LB SMART LIFT WITH SCALE

MDR report key: 21400531 · Received February 18, 2025

Report

Report Number
2183887-2025-00001
Event Type
Death
Date Received
February 18, 2025
Date of Event
January 11, 2025
Report Date
February 17, 2025
Manufacturer
EZ WAY INC
Product Code
FSA
UDI-DI
00848914000057
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
501

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

MET WITH (B)(6). WE WENT INTO THEIR SIMULATOR ROOM THAT HAD A DUMMIE IN THE BED. THEY HAD THE DUMMIE HOOKED UP TO THE MACHINE WITH ALL 4 STRAPS DOUBLE LOOPED. THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT DOUBLE LOOP AND DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WAS THAT WAY. I STRESSED THE DIFFERENCES OF THE STRAPS HAD TO DO WITH POSITIONING. IN THE ROOM THEY HAD THE SLING AND LIFT THAT WAS USED IN THE EVENT. LIFT AND SLING INSPECTED - TESTED OK. *L500PS-03 - 140966, THE MACHINE DID NOT HAVE ANY VISIBLE ISSUES. 50578 - 162245, MEDIUM MESH SLING WITH HEAD SUPPORT, DID NOT SEE ANY ISSUES WITH THE SLING- ALL LOOPS WERE INTACT. OPERATION MANUAL, PG 6. STEP 4 - NUMBER 2.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

RESIDENT HAD PRIOR CARE PROVIDED BY A NURSE. WHILE STILL IN BED, THE CNA AND CMA PUT THE SLING UNDER THE RESIDENT. THE CNA AND CMA HOOKED UP THE SLING TO THE LIFT AND BACKED THE LIFT AWAY FROM THE BED. THE LEFT LEG STRAP CAME LOOSE, THE LEFT LEG WAS RELEASED AND THE RESIDENT FELL OUT OF THE SLING AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE GROUND. THE RIGHT LEG STAYED IN SLING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2670392 500 LB SMART LIFT WITH SCALE LIFT FSA EZ WAY INC L500PS-03 00848914000057

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 87 YR Female Death