Device product
Liko Overhead Rail System, Ceiling Mounted Rail Systems for all Liko Stationary Lifts including Likorall, Multirall and Masterlift Systems Product Usage - The Overhead Rail System allows overhead lifts to be mounted to the ceiling allowing versatility for use in lifting situations. It can be used with different Liko ceiling lifts.
Z-0872-2013
Product summary
- Firm
- Hill-Rom, Inc.
- Event
- Event 62334
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- 3816 in total
- Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0872-2013
Official wording
Reason: Liko/Hill-Rom to date has received two reports from facilities alleging that the overhead rail system has failed to the extent that the overhead rails have fallen down while in use in high humidity (swimming pool) areas. Analysis of the incidents suggest that the components (hardware) used to secure the rail to the ceiling had corroded and may be unsuitable for environments with an atmosphere con
Code information: The Liko Overhead Rail System components are not serialized and have been distributed since the early 1980's to the present.
Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: USA (nationwide) including states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY; and CANADA LOCATIONS: AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, and SK.
Derived failure modes
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Unknown
Liko/Hill-Rom to date has received two reports from facilities alleging that the overhead rail system has failed to the extent that the overhead rails have fallen down while in use in high humidity (swimming pool) areas. Analysis of the incidents suggest that the components (hardware) used to secure the rail to the ceiling had corroded and may be unsuitable for environments with an atmosphere con