MalfunctionING
7684 LA
Received Sep 10, 1997
Report 2183157-1997-00241 · MDR key 120104
Device
Generic name
Automatic Van Lift
Manufacturer
Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc.Model number
7684 LACatalog number
NA
Lot number
NA
Patient
*
- Bleeding
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE SPOKE WITH CAREGIVER WHO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE END BARRIER ON HER LIFT WORKING PROPERLY, BECAUSE HER DAUGHTER HAD FALLEN OFF THE LIFT. AFTER DISCUSSING IT FURHTER, MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF OPERATOR ERROR. CAREGIVER STANDS ON TEH PLATFORM AND PULLS HER DAUGHTER'S WHEELCHAIR ON AND THEN GOES UP, ONE OR BOTH WHEELS WERE ON TOP OF THE BARRIERS AND DID NOT ALLOW THE LOCKED POSITION.