Events

Safety Alert for VersaCare Bed

According to Department of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Hong Kong that was produced by Hill-Rom.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Date
    2012-08-29
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-08-29
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20120829b.html
  • Notes / Alerts
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Reason
    Medical device safety alert: hill-rom versacare bed medical device manufacturer, hill-rom, has issued a medical device safety alert concerning versacare bed (revision e through j, serial number h345ad5880 through n138al9061). according to the manufacturer, hill-rom versacare bed has a built-in safety feature intended to protect the patient under certain conditions where bed movement could cause harm. this functional lockout feature is designed to disable the bed. however, the manufacturer has received complaints that the lockout is occurring on the bed of the captioned model when it should not. after an extensive review of this issue, the manufacturer has determined that the majority of these lockouts are related to technical problem on the printed circuit (pc) board within each versacare bed siderail. the manufacturer has identified the root cause to an intermittent connection between a chip and socket on the pc board. the manufacturer will provide a correction for the chip/socket problem which involves replacement of the pc boards in both head-end siderails. if you are in possession of the affected product, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 29 august 2012.

Device

VersaCare Bed
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Hill-Rom VersaCare Bed
  • Manufacturer
    Hill-Rom

Manufacturer

Hill-Rom