FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MEDI-LIFT

MDR report key: 3111223 · Received April 19, 2013

Report

Report Number
1419652-2013-00097
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 19, 2013
Date of Event
April 2, 2013
Report Date
April 3, 2013
Manufacturer
ARJOHUNTLEIGH MAGOG INC.
Product Code
FSA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RESIDENT WAS SLUNG USING A MEDIUM COMBI DELUXE SLING AND LIFTED USING A FLOOR LIFT. THREE STAFFS WERE WITH THE PT. ONE AT THE HEAD THAT CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE STRAPS WERE PROPERLY PLACED, OTHER AT THE FEET THAT DID THE SAME THING AND THE LAST ONE STEERED THE LIFT. BEFORE LIFTED THE RESIDENT, STAFFS HAD CONFIRMED THAT THE STRAPS WERE SECURE. RESIDENT WAS LIFTED OFF THE BED SURFACE TO BE TRANSFERRED IN HIS WHEELCHAIR. WHILE STAFF MOVED THE LIFT, THE RIGHT TOP STRAP HANGED DOWN AND THE RESIDENT FELL KNITTING HIS HEAD. HIS LOWER BACK ENDED UP ACROSS THE LEG OF THE LIFT. MFR REF# 9681684-2013-00036.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
170730 MEDI-LIFT MANUFACTURED FLOOR PASSIVE LIFT FSA ARJOHUNTLEIGH MAGOG INC. 87001001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 33 YR Hospitalization