TY - JOUR AU - AB - Biomedical Safety & Standards Concise, accurate news reports for medical device safety professionals BS&S FEATURE August 15, 2014 Volume 44 CPSC Forces Bed Handles Recall Number 14 After years of pressure by consumer groups, the US Consumer Product Safety IN THIS ISSUE Commission (CPSC) and Bed Handles Inc (Blue Springs, Missouri) announced a recall of approximately 113,000 adult portable Bed Handles devices. Bed Product Hazard & Handles are intended to assist adults to get in and out of bed by providing a bar Clinical Safety to grip. Shortage of Sterrad Cyclesure 24 Biological The FDA has reports of more than 525 deaths associated with the use of Indicators .....................105 bed rails, and the CPSC is aware of at least 174 deaths and 110,000 medically attended injuries involving portable bed rails from 2003 through 2012. Most Recalls & Field often, these deaths are a result of entrapment, which can occur when the device Corrections—Class I slides outward as the child or adult leans into the handle or rail, creating a gap CareFusion Alaris between the device and the mattress. Altogether, 7 bed-rail entrapment zones Pump Module ..............108 have been identified. Maquet Datascope The recall cites 3 cases in which women TI - LINAC Treatment Table JF - Biomedical Safety & Standards DO - 10.1097/01.BMSAS.0000452538.05059.92 DA - 2014-08-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/linac-treatment-table-xPBwehD3tE SP - 111 EP - 111 VL - 44 IS - 14 DP - DeepDyve ER -