Primus Medical Recalls Prime Bed TL500 Hospital Beds Due to Frame Collapse Risk
Primus Medical LLC is recalling 342 Prime Bed TL500 hospital beds because retaining washers and clevis pins may fail, causing the bed frame to collapse.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a structural defect that may cause the bed frame to collapse, posing a significant risk of injury.
Plain-English summary
Primus Medical LLC is recalling 342 units of the AC-powered adjustable hospital bed, model Prime Bed TL500. The recall is due to a defect in the retaining washers and clevis pins provided with the beds.
The pins at the top of the leg may disengage from the channel under certain circumstances. This failure may cause the bed frame to come off its tracks or collapse. The affected units were distributed nationwide in the United States, including Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.
Consumers should stop using the affected beds and contact Primus Medical LLC for instructions on how to proceed with the recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- AC Powered adjustable hospital bed, Prime Bed TL500, Distributed by: Primus Medical LLC, 8401 Southern Blvd, Boardman, OH 44512. Usage: Hospital Bed.
- Manufacturer
- Primus Medical LLC
- Category
- Medical Device — Hospital Bed
- Affected units
- 342
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- Model #TL500
- Serial Number: 001
- 002
- 003
- 004
- 005
- 006
- 007
- 010
- 013
- 014
- 015
- 016
- 017
- 018
- 021
- 022
- 023
- 024
- 025
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