The Spirit TM Select bed is a Med-Surg bed intended to support and transport low to moderate acuity patients…
Medical device recall Z-1176-2016. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 23, 2016.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 23, 2016. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 1892 how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
It was identified that in some situations the bed exit alarm may not function as intended. The software code for the bed exit system has the potential to auto-reset erroneously. In some situations, the software code does not allow enough time for the weight value to fall to zero once the patient egresses from the bed, in which case, the bed has the potential to reset the bed exit alarm even without a patient on the bed. The bed exit on the Spirit Select bed may incorrectly reset if the Auto Reset option is selected. A patient fall may result in soft tissue or bone injury which may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent permanent disability. If the bed exit alarm incorrectly resets then medical assistance after a fall or during entanglement may be delayed. Patients with dementia or disorientation are at greatest risk. There have been two reported injuries associated with these issues to date. A Medical Risk Assessment determined that there is a remote probability of occurrence of harm requiring medical intervention.
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Which ones are recalled?
The Spirit TM Select bed is a Med-Surg bed intended to support and transport low to moderate acuity patients in the medical and/or surgical area of the hospital. The Spirit Select bed is also intended for use as a general purpose, variable height hospital bed for general care, post-operative and general medicine wards. The product has a 500 pound safe working load and includes the standard features of an integrated scale and bed exit system, enhanced footboard staff controls for scale and bed exit system and a low bed height of 10.75 inches.
1892, in FDA’s words.
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Codes to check against yours
Model number 5700 Individual bed SN 029873 030162 030163 030184 030185 030186 030187 030188 030189 030190 030191 030192 030193 030194 030195 030196 030197 030198 030199 030200 030201 030202 030203 030222 030233 030234 030235 030239 030240…
Every code shown here, 1,996 characters
Model number 5700 Individual bed SN 029873 030162 030163 030184 030185 030186 030187 030188 030189 030190 030191 030192 030193 030194 030195 030196 030197 030198 030199 030200 030201 030202 030203 030222 030233 030234 030235 030239 030240 030398 030399 030400 030401 030402 030403 030404 030405 030406 030419 030420 030421 030422 030423 030424 030425 030426 030427 030428 030429 030430 030431 030432 030433 030434 030435 030436 030437 030438 030528 030529 030530 030531 030532 030533 030534 030535 030536 030537 030990 030992 030993 030994 030995 030996 030997 030998 030999 031000 031001 031002 031003 031004 031005 031006 031007 031008 031009 031010 031011 031012 031013 031014 031031 031051 031052 031053 031054 031084 031089 031090 031091 031092 031093 031094 031095 031096 031097 031218 031219 031220 031221 031222 031223 031224 031225 031226 031227 031228 031229 031230 031231 031232 031233 031234 031235 031236 031237 031238 031239 031240 031241 031242 031243 031244 031245 031246 031247 031248 031249 031265 031266 031267 031268 031269 031270 031271 031272 031273 031274 031275 031276 031277 031278 031279 031280 031281 031282 031283 031284 031285 031286 031287 031288 031289 031290 031291 031292 031295 031296 031297 031298 031299 031300 031301 031302 031303 031304 031305 031306 031307 031308 031309 031310 031311 031312 031313 031314 031315 031316 031317 031318 031319 031320 031321 031322 031323 031324 031325 031327 031328 031329 031330 031331 031332 031333 031334 031335 031336 031337 031338 031339 031340 031341 031342 031343 031344 031345 031346 031347 031348 031349 031350 031351 031397 031398 031399 031400 031401 031402 031419 031420 031421 031422 031423 031424 031463 031464 031465 031466 031467 031468 031469 031470 031471 031472 031473 031474 031475 031476 031477 031478 031479 031480 031481 031482 031483 031484 031485 031486 031487 031488 031489 031490 031491 031492 031493 031494 031495 031496 031497 031498 031499 031500 031501 031502 031503 031504 031505 031506 031507…
FDA’s list runs to 13,279 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Distributed US (nationwide) and in Canada.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Feb 18, 2015.
- FDA classified it on Mar 15, 2016.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 23, 2016.
- FDA terminated it on May 23, 2017.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- CHG Hospital Beds Inc, of London, Canada.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 13,279 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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