Recall Z-2741-2011 ยท FNG Lift, Patient, Ac-Powered
Invacare Corporation
JASMINE Full Body (Patient) Lift, electrically-powered device with a 500 lb. weight capacity. The recalled product is an electrically-powered device either fixed or mobile, used to lift and transport patients in the horizontal or other required position from one place to another.
| Date | Jul 6, 2011 (initiated Apr 1, 2011) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Component Defect. The rear mast connector on certain patient lifts distributed by the firm, may break. Failure of the rear mast connector, while in use would result in a patient being dropped, possibly resulting in serious injury or death to the patient or care provider. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | INVACARE contacted their customers via telephone on 4/8/2011 and 4/11/2011, and informed them of this recall. During these telephone conversations, the customers were asked to immediately cease use of the JASMINE patient lifts and to quarantine all product on-site until further notice from Invacare. The firm followed up on the telephone recall notification with a recall letter dated: April 18, 2011. The recall letter was sent via registered mail or Federal Express so as to verify customer's receipt of the recall notification. The recall letter refers the customer/care provider back to the |
| Quantity | 274 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA including DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WA, and WI and the countries of Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Austria, Germany, and Australia. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.