Class 2 Device Recall Century

• Date Initiated by Firm: May 20, 2005
• Date Posted: June 30, 2005
• Recall Status: Terminated on August 12, 2005
• Recall Number: Z-0948-05
• Recall Event ID: 32108
• Product Classification: Bed, Ac-Powered Adjustable Hospital - Product Code FNL
• Product: Hill-Rom Century+ Bed, Model P1400.
• Code Information: Beds built between March 2005 and May 2005.
• FEI Number: 1824206
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Hill-Rom, Inc.; 125 E Pearl St; Batesville IN 47006
• For Additional Information Contact: 800-445-3720
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Sleep bed pivot bolts may break, allowing the head section to shift or to drop to one side.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: Consignees were notified via letter dated 5/20/05 that the firm will visit consignees to make corrections to the beds.
• Quantity in Commerce: 218
• Distribution: Nationwide (California, District of Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia), Brazil and Canada.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

¹ A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.