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Per complaint, the handle of the lift is broken; later it was reported that the lever is not what is broken, where the lever attaches is what is bent out of place, so the lift cannot be widened.Medline received a lift "base only" in used condition, and upon further investigation of the sample it was discovered that they did not get any fractured handle back, only the lift base, with no damage to the base.Investigation results were not confirmed, and at this time the quality complaint has not been confirmed.No root cause was identified; the division will monitor through quarterly trending.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.
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