Moller Vital Recalls Molift Smart 150 Patient Lifts Due to Mechanism Failure
Moller Vital is recalling 1,460 Molift Smart 150 patient lifts because the leg spreading mechanism may fail to hoist and collapse if assembled incorrectly.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (patient lift) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential physical harm without confirmed incidents.
Plain-English summary
Moller Vital is recalling 1,460 units of the Molift Smart 150 patient lift. The recall involves 175 units distributed in the United States and 1,285 units distributed in foreign countries. The affected units are identified by Article Number 0920008 and Serial Numbers ranging from 20941 to 27299.
The recall is being conducted because the leg spreading mechanism of the device may fail to hoist and collapse if the user assembles it incorrectly. This defect presents a risk of injury to patients or caregivers if the device collapses during use.
The affected units were distributed nationwide in the United States to California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Hawaii. They were also distributed in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Users should stop using the device and contact Moller Vital for instructions on how to proceed.
The recalled product
- Product
- Molift Smart 150
- Manufacturer
- Moller Vital
- Category
- Medical Device — Patient Lift
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 (2)
- Art #: 0920008
- Serial Number range 20941 to 27299.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Moller Vital under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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