PINNACLE LITE SL300Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00817650022944), received between Aug 22, 2025 and Aug 22, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fail-Safe Did Not Operate” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryAug 22, 2025Fail-Safe Did Not Operate; Fail-Safe Did Not Operate

  ON (B)(6) 2023, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE USER WAS GOING DOWNSTAIRS AND FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FOOTPLATE AND STAIR, THE USER WAS INJURED AND RUSHED TO HOSPITAL, AND THE USER'S GRANDDAUGHTER SAID THE USER'S FEET WERE NOT ON THE PLATE WHEN THE UNIT WAS GOING DOWN. FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE STAIRLIFT DEALER INDICATED THAT USER'S GRANDDAUGHTER TOLD HIM THAT WHEN THE USER GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS, THE USER WENT TO GET OFF THE LIFT AND SHE HIT THE TOGGLE SWITCH, CAUSING THE LIFT TO GO UP AND CUT INTO HER LEG. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE LIFT WAS WORKING AS IT IS DESIGNED TO WORK AND THAT THE USER WAS TAKEN TO TRAUMA SURGERY AND THEY PLANNED TO DO A WOUND VAC. THE DEALER ALSO REPORTED THAT THE USER WAS GOING TO HAVE SKIN GRAFTS AND THAT HIS TECH RAN FUNCTIONAL TESTS AND THE LIFT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. IT WAS LATER ALLEGED IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL CLAIM THAT THE STAIRLIFT FOOTREST FAILED TO DETECT OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE FRONT FOOTPLATE. IT WAS ALSO ALLEGED THAT, AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, THE USER SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT PERMANENT INJURIES, AND HAS CONTINUOUS LEG PAIN AND DIFFICULTY WALKING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEGAL CLAIM INDIC

  Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury

  MAUDE report 22877859 ↗