Handicare AB: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-0096-2021)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

SwiftHook sold as the following: a. Individually as SwiftHook b. Included with Vega505EE mobile lifts Product Usage: The mobile lifts are intended to assist people with functional impairments in scenarios involving physical positioning.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: August 21, 2020

Date Posted: October 21, 2020

Recall Number: Z-0096-2021

Event ID: 86318

Reason for Recall:

Carry bar may detach during use of mobile lifts and ceiling lifts equipped with the Swifthook component.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 6716 units (585 in US; 6131 in OUS)

Code Information:

a. Model number: 70200008; b. Model number: 60600003; Serial Numbers 660311979, 660311759, 010733176902042221660312235, 660311299, 660312299 660311338, 7331769020422, 660311817,660311846, 660311847, 660311848, 6603118540422, 660311855, 6603118560422, 660311849, 660311850, 660311851, 660311852, 660311877, 660311878, 660311880, 660311941, 660311942, 660311968, sales order number 100931 (serial number could not be located)

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of CA, IL, MD, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, ON, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania/ Lathvia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan the Netherlands, UAE, UK.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated