FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VIKING M WIRELESS

MDR report key: 4860058 · Received June 17, 2015

Report

Report Number
8030916-2015-00079
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2015
Date of Event
May 13, 2015
Report Date
May 19, 2015
Manufacturer
LIKO AB
Product Code
FSA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON PHOTOS REC'D FROM THE ACCOUNT, IT APPEARS THE SLINGBAR BOLT BROKE DURING THE PT TRANSFER. A SEARCH OF THE HILL-ROM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT SHOW HILL-ROM PERFORMED ANY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS LIFT. IT IS UNK IF THE FACILITY PERFORMS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THEIR LIFTS. NO FURTHER INFO IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING, HOWEVER, IF ANY ADD'L RELEVANT INFO IS IDENTIFIED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE ADD'L RELEVANT INFO WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HILL-ROM REC'D A REPORT FROM THE ACCOUNT STATING THAT WHILE LIFTING A PT, THE SLINGBAR FELL OFF THE VIKING M LIFT. THE PT WAS HANGING IN THE LIFT AND FELL FROM APPROXIMATELY 1 M ONTO THE FLOOR, INJURING THEIR LUMBAR VERTEBRA. THE PT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSP. THE PT SUSTAINED A LUMBAR VERTEBRA FRACTURE, WHICH MAY REQUIRE SURGICAL REPAIR. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN OUR COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM AS COMPLAINT #(B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
395480 VIKING M WIRELESS NON-AC POWERED PATIENT LIFT FSA LIKO AB P2040015

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Hospitalization