EZ Smart Lift L500PS-02Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00848914000057), received between Oct 17, 2023 and Apr 23, 2026 — classified as 2 deaths, 5 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (2 reports).

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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryApr 23, 2026Insufficient Device Problem Information

  RESIDENT HAS A SPECIALTY WHEEL CHAIR. THE LIFT WAS ON PATIENT'S LEFT SIDE, AND THE BED WAS ON HER RIGHT SIDE. THE CNAS HOOKED UP THE RESIDENT WITH TOP LOOPS ON RED AND BOTTOM/LEG LOOPS ON SILVER. CNAS STARTED LIFTING RESIDENT. HER FEET WERE STRAIGHT OUT. THEY CLEARED THE CHAIR AND PAUSED TO GET RESIDENT'S WEIGHT. THEY STARTED TO PULL BACK. ONE CNA WAS GUIDING THE RESIDENT AND THE 2 CNA WAS GUIDING THE LEGS. THE TOP LEFT SHOULDER LOOP CAME OFF AND RESIDENT FELL. THE CNAS TRIED TO BREAK THE FALL. RESIDENT WAS PARALLEL TO WHEELCHAIR AND FELL ON FLOOR. THE RESIDENT SUSTAINED A LEFT 2ND AND 3RD RIB FRACTURE.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Multiple Fractures

  MAUDE report 24966967 ↗
• InjuryJan 12, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  CNAS WERE TRANSFERRING THE RESIDENT FROM AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR TO A RECLINER. THEY HOOKED THE RESIDENT UP, LIFTED HER, AND BEFORE THEY REACHED THE RECLINER(2 OR 3 FEET AWAY FROM WHEELCHAIR), THE BACK, RIGHT, SHOULDER STRAP CAME OFF THE HANGER BAR. THE RESIDENT FELL BACKWARDS, AND THEY SAID HER FEET WENT OVER HER HEAD AND SHE LANDED ON HER STOMACH.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Head Injury; Vertebral Fracture

  MAUDE report 24032047 ↗
• InjuryJan 12, 2026Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  RESIDENT HAD LEANED OVER TOO FAR IN THE SLING AND FELL OVER TO THE SIDE.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Vertebral Fracture

  MAUDE report 24032031 ↗
• InjuryAug 28, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  STAFF WERE TRYING TO RAISE THE RESIDENT FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR AND PUT HIM ON THE BED. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE RESIDENT WAS IN THE SLING, AND THE KIND OF SLING USED, HE FLIPPED FORWARD AND LANDED ON THE FLOOR. HIS INJURIES WERE A MAXILLARY FRACTURE.

  Patient problems: Tooth Fracture

  MAUDE report 22912837 ↗
• DeathFeb 18, 2025Use of Device Problem; Separation Problem; Use of Device Problem; Separation Problem

  RESIDENT HAD PRIOR CARE PROVIDED BY A NURSE. WHILE STILL IN BED, THE CNA AND CMA PUT THE SLING UNDER THE RESIDENT. THE CNA AND CMA HOOKED UP THE SLING TO THE LIFT AND BACKED THE LIFT AWAY FROM THE BED. THE LEFT LEG STRAP CAME LOOSE, THE LEFT LEG WAS RELEASED AND THE RESIDENT FELL OUT OF THE SLING AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE GROUND. THE RIGHT LEG STAYED IN SLING.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21400531 ↗
• DeathNov 14, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  CUSTOMER STATED: 2 CNAS HOOKED UP THE RESIDENT IN THE SLING TO THE LIFT. 1 CNA WAS MANEUVERING THE LIFT DURING THE TRANSFER. THE 2ND CNA WAS GUIDING THE RESIDENT'S LEGS. THE CNAS LIFTED THE RESIDENT AND WERE GOING TO MOVE STRAIGHT BACK AND THEN MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN. WHEN THE LIFT WAS PULLED STRAIGHT BACK FROM THE BED, THE RESIDENT WAS ADJUSTING HERSELF IN THE SLING AND FELL OUT OF THE SLING. THEY THINK THE RESIDENT FELL OUT SIDEWAYS, BUT THEY SAID BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO FAST, THEY WEREN'T SURE. (B)(6) SAID ALL 4 LOOPS WERE STILL ON THE HANGER BARS AFTER THE INCIDENT.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 20687878 ↗
• InjuryOct 17, 2023Use of Device Problem; Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem; Use of Device Problem; Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem

  CUSTOMER REPORTED 2 LNAS WERE TRANSFERRING THE RESIDENT FROM A BRODA CHAIR TO THE BED. THE LNAS SAY THE SLING LOOPS WERE ON THE LIFT CORRECTLY. WHEN THE RESIDENT WAS WITHIN AN ARM'S LENGTH OF BED, THE RIGHT ARM SHOULDER LOOP POPPED OFF THE SLING HANGER. THE RESIDENT FELL HEAD FIRST, BOUNCED OFF BED, AND LANDED ON THE FLOOR.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Hematoma; Liver Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 17953926 ↗