Recall Z-0622-2013 ยท FSA Lift, Patient, Non-Ac-Powered
Hill-Rom, Inc.
Liko Standard Slingbar 450. The Standard Slingbar 450 is a versatile sling bar which can be used for most lifting situations. It can be used with different Liko ceiling and mobile lifts.
| Date | Dec 31, 2012 (initiated Dec 6, 2012) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Liko/Hill-Rom has received reports from facilities which indicate that serious injuries have been received related to the Standard Sling bar 450. There have been 6 complaints of injury related to the product over the past 32 years (6 out of 838,687,856 estimated patient uses). One of the injuries was associated with a patient during use, four injuries occurred when the slingbar was not in use wher |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Hill-rom sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notification letter dated December 6, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer.. Customers were requested to please read, fill in completely, and return the Response Form to Hill-Rom immediately. This information will be compiled and reported to the applicable regulatory governing bodies. If we do not receive your response we will be required to contact you asking for your response. Continue to follow safe lifting practices, and do not allow unauthorized pers |
| Quantity | 261 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution -- US (nationwide) including the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA, WV, and WY., and the country Canada, We have not yet defined our European or International facilities at thi |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.