FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FREECURVE
MDR report key: 8030721
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Received November 1, 2018
Report
- Report Number
- 3007802293-2018-00044
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 1, 2018
- Date of Event
- November 9, 2017
- Report Date
- November 1, 2018
- Manufacturer
- HANDICARE STAIRLIFTS B.V
- Product Code
- PCD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
RETROSPECTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
LIFT TILTED SIDEWAYS. OUTGOING SHAFT COULD SLIP IN THE LAST GEAR IN THE GEARBOX. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT WHERE NORMALLY THE PINION IS PUSHED ON THE SHAFT, CREATING DENTS AND A FORM FIT, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE IN THIS GEARBOX. MOST PROBABLY; THEREFORE, THE TOLERANCES OF THE INNER HOLE IN THE LAST GEAR WERE OUT OF SPECIFICATION. DRAWINGS ARE OWNED BY (B)(4); SUPPLIER OF THE PARTICULAR FAULTY GEARBOX. WE REQUESTED FEEDBACK FROM (B)(4) MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS BUT SO FAR HANDICARE HAS RECEIVED NONE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 869990 | FREECURVE | STAIRLIFTS | PCD | HANDICARE STAIRLIFTS B.V |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |