Penner Patient Stretcher/Transfer Lift System Recalled for Tipping Hazard
Penner Mfg Inc is recalling 158 Patient Stretcher/Transfer Lift Systems because improper patient positioning could cause the device to tip, risking injury to patients or operators.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Penner Mfg Inc is recalling 158 units of the Penner Patient Stretcher/Transfer Lift System, Models 391000-1 and 392000-1. These devices are used in nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities to transfer or lift patients under the supervision of trained staff. The recall covers units distributed nationwide in the United States and internationally to Canada.
The recall was initiated because if a patient sits on either wing of the Stretcher Lift rather than squarely on the center section, the device could tip, resulting in injury to the operator or the patient. The device manual has been updated with an additional warning statement to address this hazard.
Facilities using these devices should check their serial numbers against the list provided by the manufacturer to determine if their units are affected. Affected units should be removed from service until the updated manual is received and implemented.
The recalled product
- Product
- Penner Patient Stretcher/Transfer Lift System Models 391000-1 and 392000-1 The Pacific Stretcher/Transfer Lift is used with Whirlpool or Aqua-Aire (air bubbling) bathing system intended for use in nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities to transfer and/or…
- Manufacturer
- Penner Mfg Inc
- Affected units
- 158
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)
- Serial numbers: 01050741201
- 01071198001
- 01071198002
- 01071198003
- 01071198004
- 01091136401
- 01091136402
- 01091136403
- 01101314201
- 01101322801
- 01111505901
- 02071228401
- 02071228402
- 02071228403
- 02071228404
- 02080975001
- 02080975002
- 02091137801
- 02091149801
- 02121713401
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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