FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Inc.: Zimmer Patient Helper Reinforce Overhead Bar for Hill-Rom Versa Care beds; Zimmer Inc., Warsaw, The product is a L shaped bar that is used with hospital beds set up for traction. The bar allows mounting of a trapeze to help the patient pull themselves up when in the hospital bed. IN; Prod. Nos. 00-2700-965-02 and 00-0965-001-00.
- Recall number
- Z-2297-2008
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Inc.
- Product
- Zimmer Patient Helper Reinforce Overhead Bar for Hill-Rom Versa Care beds; Zimmer Inc., Warsaw, The product is a L shaped bar that is used with hospital beds set up for traction. The bar allows mounting of a trapeze to help the patient pull themselves up when in the hospital bed. IN; Prod. Nos. 00-2700-965-02 and 00-0965-001-00.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-07-07
- Posted
- 2008-09-16
- Terminated
- 2009-11-12
- Reason
- If the bed is in the upright position and the bar is dropped rapidly or in free-fall, it could strike the patient in the bed, and the drop could present a laceration hazard by creating a sharp edge on the metal bar.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Consignees were notified via recall letter dated 7/7/08 to discontinue use of these devices until the firm visits and replaces the devices. Contact Zimmer at 1-800-321-5533 for assistance.
- Quantity
- 645 of all systems
- Distribution
- Nationwide and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All units shipped between 7/11/07 and 5/19/08.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- IKX
- Firm FEI
- 1000220733
- Firm city
- Warsaw
- Firm state
- IN
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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