FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FIXED CEILING LIFT
MDR report key: 2971633
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Received February 11, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2971633
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 11, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 11, 2013
- Report Date
- February 8, 2013
- Manufacturer
- PRISM MEDICAL
- Product Code
- FNG
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- VT, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE LIFT WAS BEING USED TO MOVE A PATIENT WHEN IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT COVERS THE CONNECTION OF THE MAIN SUPPORTING STRAP WAS SPLIT. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH A FAILURE OF THE STRAP CONNECTION TO THE PATIENT SUPPORT STRUCTURE WAS OCCURRING THAT MIGHT RESULT IN THE PATIENT BEING DROPPED.======================MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR PATIENT CEILING MOUNTED LIFT., (BRAND NOT PROVIDED) (PER SITE REPORTER).======================THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN OBSERVED ELSEWHERE AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REPLACE ALL UNITS WITH THE PLASTIC COVER WITH NEW UNITS HAVING A METAL COVER.WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENDED PROCEDURE?MOVEMENT OF A PATIENT BETWEEN THE BED AND THE BATHROOM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60486 | FIXED CEILING LIFT | LIFT, PATIENT | FNG | PRISM MEDICAL | C-625 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |