Bed, Manual
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for bed, manual (product code FNJ), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 923
- Deaths
- 251
- Injuries
- 183
- Malfunctions
- 328
Reports per year
Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.
Recent recalls
- 2010-09-01TerminatedDevice Design
Eye surgery stretcher with crank fowler, model 1069 Stryker Medical 3800 E. Centre Ave Portage MI 49002. Intended use: A stretcher used for eye surgery.
The fowler of the bed is raised by a crank. The crank cosnsists of a steel screw that moves through a brass nut. Over time the screw can wear the threads on the brass nut. The screw and the nut can become misaligned, causing a loud squealing noise when the screw comes in contact with the drive tube. In addition the fowler can become inopperable over time with excessive wear of the brass nut.
- 2010-09-01TerminatedDevice Design
Eye surgery stretcher with crank fowler, model 1079 Stryker Medical 3800 E. Centre Ave Portage MI 49002. Intended Use: A stretcher used for eye surgery.
The fowler of the bed is raised by a crank. The crank consists of a steel screw that moves through a brass nut. Over time the screw can wear the threads on the brass nut. The screw and the nut can become misaligned, causing a loud squealing noise when the screw comes in contact with the drive tube. In addition the fowler can become inoperable over time with excessive wear of the brass nut. T
- 2010-09-01TerminatedDevice Design
Service parts for Crank Screw Assembly (PN1069-042-010S and 1069-042110S) Stryker Medical 3800 E. Centre Ave Portage MI 49002. Intended use: Service parts are replacement parts for the eye surgery stretcher.
The fowler of the bed is raised by a crank. The crank consists of a steel screw that moves through a brass nut. Over time the screw can wear the threads on the brass nut. The screw and the nut can become misaligned, causing a loud squealing noise when the screw comes in contact with the drive tube. In addition the fowler can become inoperable over time with excessive wear of the brass nut. T
- 2010-08-03TerminatedDevice Design
Hill-Rom 305 Bed, P1441B - Non electric, Hill Rom Batesville, IN. Intended for low to moderate acuity patients in the low end acute care area of the hospital.
The flexing of the junction of the sleep deck's head and mid sections can create excess pressure on the pivot pin E-ring, which could cause the E-ring to come off.
- 2010-08-03TerminatedDevice Design
Hill-Rom Basic Care Bed, P1441A (Non-electric), Hill Rom Batesville, IN. Intended for low to moderate acuity patients in the low end acute care area of the hospital.
The flexing of the junction of the sleep deck's head and mid sections can create excess pressure on the pivot pin E-ring, which could cause the E-ring to come off.
- 2006-08-25TerminatedOther
Joerns Easy Care 2000, Model B784, Manual adjustable Hospital Bed
Malfunction- the Easy care drive system performance, controlling back and knee section angle adjustment, as well as, bed height adjustment could become non-functional .
- TerminatedError in labeling
Oakworks Bed (Emergency Field Bed); Model No. OBMPBR361980A6TTGRCS
The warning label was printed with the incorrect weight capacity. The correct weight limit is 400 lbs., but the label states 500 lbs.
Monitor bed, manual automatically
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