FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Sr Instruments Inc: SR Instruments FG3105 Patient Scales Used on various Joerns Healthcare Patient Lifters. Model# FG3105 Patient Scales. Product Usage: The FG3105 Scale is designed for Joerns Healthcare for use in portable patient weighing systems. The scale is designed to be connected between the patient hoist mechanism and patient sling apparatus. The scale is not intended to be used for patient transport.
- Recall number
- Z-1128-2013
- Recalling firm
- Sr Instruments Inc
- Product
- SR Instruments FG3105 Patient Scales Used on various Joerns Healthcare Patient Lifters. Model# FG3105 Patient Scales. Product Usage: The FG3105 Scale is designed for Joerns Healthcare for use in portable patient weighing systems. The scale is designed to be connected between the patient hoist mechanism and patient sling apparatus. The scale is not intended to be used for patient transport.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-12-13
- Posted
- 2013-04-17
- Terminated
- 2015-03-12
- Reason
- SR Instruments Inc. is implementing a field correction for the Joerns Healthcare Patient Lifts after they received two incident reports regarding two field failures of a tensile type load cell involving the FG3105 Patient Scale. The failures resulted in patient falls.
- Root cause
- Use error
- Action
- SR Instruments, Inc. sent a Notification letter dated December 13, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. For questions call 716-693-5977.
- Quantity
- 806 patient scales
- Distribution
- USA Nationwide Distribution in the state of Texas.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial numbers: 1005 thru 1780, 1785 thru 1809, 1866 thru 1868 and 1870 thru 1875.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FRW
- Firm FEI
- 1317256
- Firm city
- Tonawanda
- Firm state
- NY
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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