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Terminated

TotalCare beds P1900 with P500 Microclimate Management Surface Hill Rom, Batesville, IN. The TotalCare Bed Systems is intended to provide a patient support ideally suited to be used in health care environments. The TotalCare Bed System may be used in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, acute care, including critical care, step down/progressive care, medical/surgical, high acuity sub-acute care, post anesthesia care unit (PACU), and sections of the emergency department (ED). The TotalCare Bed System is capable of being used with a broad patient population as determined appropriate by the caregiver or institution

FDA Recall Z-1563-2011 · Posted 2011-03-07

Recalling FirmHill-Rom, Inc.
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeFNL
Date Initiated2011-02-21
Date Terminated2012-08-06
Product Quantity116

Reason for Recall

Hill-Rom has become aware of a potential issue with some TotalCare and VersaCare beds equipped with the integrated P500 Microclimate Management (MCM) therapy surface, and with the VersaCare P500 MCM surface upgrade. Because of an unauthorized vendor part modification, it is possible that the MCM blower may not perform as originally designed. Given this modification, the MCM blower may experie

Firm Action

Hill-Rom sent an "IMPORTANT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" notice dated February 21, 2011, to Facility Risk Manager/Facility Administrators. The letter states that because of an unauthorized vendor part modification, it is possible that the MCM blower may not perform as originally designed. Given this modification, the MCM blower may experience the following: delayed start, slow running, or failure to operate.This issue does not pose a hazard to patients as long as normal patient monitoring is in effect in relation to managing skin temperature and moisture. Customers were instructed to continue to use the product as they normally would. The mattress system would provide an alarm in the event the MCM blower does not operate properly. A Hill-Rom representative would be contacting their facility to make arrangements for correcting the affected MCM blowers. If customers had any questions concerning this request or the procedure as outlined, they were instructed to contact Hill-Rom Technical Support at 800-445-3720. For questions regarding this recall call 812-934-7777.

Root Cause

Other

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI, and the countries of ARUBA, AUSTRIA, CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, LEBANON, PORTUGAL and SAUDI ARABIA

Official Source

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