Events

Recall of Device Recall Enterprise 9000 Bed

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Arjo, Inc. dba ArjoHuntleigh.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    63187
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0477-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-16
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-08-06
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-09-13
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=112872
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital - Product Code FNL
  • Reason
    Arjohuntleigh has received reports of unintended movement where the backrest and/or thigh sections of the bed have moved without anyone consciously pressing the control button. these incidents have occurred in high dependency and intensive therapy environments where unintended movement of the patient may have serious consequences.
  • Action
    Please be aware that this is not a new recall. Posting to the Internet was delayed due to a technical error. ArjoHuntleigh sent an Urgent Field Correction Recall letters dated November 16, 2012, to all affected customers, informing the accounts of reports of unintended movement of the backrest and/or thigh sections of the bed without intentional activation of the control buttons, which could have serious consequences due to the patient's links to other life supporting devices. The accounts were requested to disseminate the information to all users of the affected beds, to attach the enclosed warning labels to the outside of both head end safety sides immediately adjacent to the controls, to include a copy of the notice in the Instruction for Use Manuals for their beds, and to complete the Customer Response Form online, using the enclosed card's instructions. Questions were directed to the ArjoHuntleigh at 1-800-323-1245, ext 57985.

Device

Device Recall Enterprise 9000 Bed
  • Model / Serial
    Models 8000, 8001, 8002, 8003, 8500, 8600, 8700 and 8800; all serial numbers
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide, including Puerto Rico) and the countries of Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Falkland Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahira, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Nordic, Norway, Oman, Panama, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yemen.
  • Product Description
    Enterprise 9000 Bed; an AC-powered adjustable hospital bed with built-in electronic weigh scale, patient bed exit alarm, and under bed anti-entrapment system; ArjoHuntleigh AB, Eslov, Sweden; Models 9000, 9600, 9700 and 9800 || General medicine, general and specialist surgery, care of the elderly, HDU, ITU, coronary care and oncology. The bed is appropriate for high dependency patients who pose a movement and handling risk and/or whose clinical condition requires that they are positioned with the minimal physical handling.
  • Manufacturer
    Arjo, Inc. dba ArjoHuntleigh

Manufacturer

Arjo, Inc. dba ArjoHuntleigh
  • Manufacturer Address
    Arjo, Inc. dba ArjoHuntleigh, 2349 W Lake St, Addison IL 60101-6183
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Getinge AB
  • Source
    USFDA