FLEXICAIR MC3 Low Airloss Therapy unit
- Company
- Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.
- Recall Initiated
- August 27, 2003
- Posted
- October 24, 2003
- Terminated
- July 1, 2004
- Recall Number
- Z-0059-04
- Quantity
- 1824 units
- Firm Location
- Charleston, SC
Reason for Recall
Reports of patient entrapment between mattress and side-rails.
Distribution
Product is distributed through rental and sale nationwide, Canada, Austria, Germany and the U.K.
Lot / Code Info
MC3, Serial numbers: IC xxxxxx (where xxxxxxx is a 6-digit number sequence).
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
Consignees were notified by letter on 08/27/2003. They were alerted to the potential for patient entrapment. Modification of the units were to be conducted at the rental service center, or the sight where the unit is currently located. The consignee would be contacted to arrange for the modification to be installed on the rental if it is at their location when the modification is scheduled for the unit. If the consignee purchased the bed, they would be contacted by a Hill Rom service representative to arrange to install the modification.Enclosed with the letter is information regarding, Tips For Reducing the Risk of Patient Entrapment.