SlingBar Standard. Designed to meet the needs for recall
SlingBar Standard. Designed to meet the needs for lifting humans.
Why was SlingBar Standard. Designed to meet the needs for recalled?
Retrospective review found 4 sling bars that may present a potential for impalement if a patient, caregiver or bystander were to fall onto the hooks based on a simulated test method. In effort to eliminate any risk of injury, Hill-Rom is requesting products be removed from field use and replaced with an updated design.
What should I do if I have this product?
Review the official FDA enforcement record for current instructions.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official FDA record. Only products that match the listed product and lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.
Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?
Product #3156011
- Product
- SlingBar Standard. Designed to meet the needs for lifting humans.
- Recalling firm
- Hill-Rom, Inc.
- Quantity
- 726
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, UT, WA, and WI, and the countries of Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, and Turkey.
- Recall date
- June 12, 2013
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Agency
- FDA (device)