BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

    HOYER LIFT

    MDR report key: 740820 · Received July 18, 2006

    Report

    Report Number
    2182305-2006-00025
    Event Type
    Other
    Date Received
    July 18, 2006
    Date of Event
    June 7, 2006
    Report Date
    June 23, 2006
    Manufacturer
    SUNRISE MEDICAL
    Product Code
    FNG
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    AZ, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICAL THERAPIST

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER, BY PT, WHO DOES PHY THERAPY FOR A GROUP HOME WHERE THIS ALLEAGED INCIDENT HAPPENED. PER REPORTER, PATIENT FELL WHILE USING THE HOYER VOYAGE LIFT. HE WAS OVER HIS WHEEL CHAIR WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AND FELL BACK INTO HIS W/C. PER RPTR, A SCREW HAD CAME OUT AND THE TRACK SYSTEM TIPPED. THEY (SOMEONE AT THE GROUP HOME) RE-SCREWED IT BACK INTO THE UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER OF UNIT HAS TRIED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO CALL THIS GROUP HOME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND CLARIFICATION AS TO WHAT FAILED. NO ONE HAS RETURNED A CALL TO MFG AND OR THE DEALER. MANUFACTURER DID FIND OUT FROM REPORTER THAT THIS GROUP HOME WAS USING THE VOYAGER LIFT SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY POLLS; THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO UTILIZE A TWO, THREE OR FOUR POLL SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH THE TRACK. IT IS BELIEVED THEY JUST SCREWED THE TRACK INTO THE CEILING, SOMEHOW, QUESTIONS AS TO HOW THIS WAS DONE?

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 HOYER LIFT PATIENT LIFTER FNG SUNRISE MEDICAL VOYAGER W/EASYTRACK *

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNKNOWN Other