Hill-Rom SlingBar Standard Recalled for Potential Impalement Hazard
Hill-Rom is recalling 726 SlingBar Standard units because a retrospective review found a potential for impalement if a person falls onto the hooks.
What this means for you
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 (impalement) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for theoretical hazards without confirmed illness or injury.
Plain-English summary
Hill-Rom, Inc. is recalling 726 units of the SlingBar Standard, a device designed for lifting humans. The recall is being conducted to eliminate any risk of injury associated with the product's design.
A retrospective review identified that four sling bars may present a potential for impalement if a patient, caregiver, or bystander were to fall onto the hooks. This finding was based on a simulated test method. The affected products are distributed worldwide, including in the United States and various international markets.
Consumers and healthcare facilities should remove the affected SlingBar Standard units from field use. Hill-Rom is requesting that these products be replaced with an updated design to ensure safety.
The recalled product
- Product
- SlingBar Standard. Designed to meet the needs for lifting humans.
- Manufacturer
- Hill-Rom, Inc.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 726
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 (1)
- Product #3156011
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Hill-Rom, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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