Hill-Rom Recalls Liko Standard Slingbar 450 Due to Injury Reports
Hill-Rom is recalling 261 Liko Standard Slingbar 450 units after receiving reports of serious injuries. The device is used with ceiling and mobile patient lifts.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that 'serious injuries have been received' and the agency classification is Class II, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury reports.
Plain-English summary
Hill-Rom, Inc. is recalling 261 units of the Liko Standard Slingbar 450. This accessory is used with various Liko ceiling and mobile lifts to assist in patient lifting. The recall is being conducted because the company received reports from facilities indicating that serious injuries have occurred in relation to the product.
The affected slingbars were distributed nationwide in the United States and in Canada. The product has been supplied under multiple product numbers and combined with the sale of mobile lifts. The Standard Slingbar 450 is not serialized and has been distributed between January 1980 and the present.
Hill-Rom has received six complaints of injury related to the product over the past 32 years. One of these injuries was associated with a patient during use, while four injuries occurred when the slingbar was not in use. Users should stop using the product and contact Hill-Rom for instructions on how to proceed.
The recalled product
- Product
- 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.
- Manufacturer
- Hill-Rom, Inc.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 261
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- 20190024
- 20190041
- 31190015
- 31290017
- 31290043
- 3156001
- 3156003
- 3156007
- 3156014
- 3156016
- 31590043
- and 5019013. Packaged with Golvo up to April of 2005: 2000001
- 2000003
- 2000005
- 2000006
- 2000007
- 2000008
- 2000009
- 2000009CH
- 2000009D
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