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Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2332-2016·Announced 2016-08-10

Stryker Recalls Spirit Select and Plus Hospital Beds Due to Actuator Failure

Stryker Medical is voluntarily recalling Spirit Select and Spirit Plus hospital beds because broken actuators may cause the bed to lower unexpectedly, risking patient injury.

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 'High' severity criteria for medical devices with potential for patient injury.

Plain-English summary

Stryker Medical is initiating a voluntary recall of the Spirit Select and Spirit Plus A-C powered hospital beds. The recall is due to reports of hi-lo actuators breaking at the mount ends. This defect could cause the bed to lower unexpectedly, resulting in patient injury.

The recall affects 4,308 units of the Spirit Select Bed, Model 5700, manufactured between November 1, 2014, and January 13, 2016. The affected serial numbers range from 029481 to 032097, with specific gaps in the sequence. The units were distributed nationwide in the United States and in Canada.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should check their inventory for these specific model and serial numbers. If a bed is affected, it should be removed from service to prevent potential injury to patients.

The recalled product

Product
Spirit Select Bed, A-C Powered Hospital Bed
Affected units
4,308

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 (4)

  • Model Numbers: 5700
  • Spirit Select Bed (manufactured between November 1
  • 2014  January 13
  • 2016)

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 40 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by CHG Hospital Beds 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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Same manufacturer · CHG Hospital Beds Inc

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