POWER X1 0015807Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 120 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00190790002183), received between Aug 30, 2019 and Feb 18, 2026 — classified as 1 death, 16 injuries, 103 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (64 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 120 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 18, 2026Unintended Movement

  THE END USER REPORTED WHILE UNLOADING A PATIENT FROM THE AMBULANCE, THE SAFETY BAR ALLEGEDLY DID NOT ENGAGE WITH THE HOOK AND THE STRETCHER LOWERED FROM THE AMBULANCE PRIOR TO THE LEGS BEING FULLY EXTENDED. THE END USER ADVISED THE PATIENT DENIED ANY INJURY AS A RESULT AND THE TRANSPORT WAS COMPLETED WITH THE SUBJECT STRETCHER. AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO CONDUCT A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF THE SUBJECT STRETCHER AT THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION. IT WAS CONFIRMED THE SAFETY BAIL SPRING ON THE PATIENT RIGHT OF THE ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AND COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SAFETY BAIL ASSEMBLY NOT ENGAGING WITH THE HOOK. THE SAFETY BAIL ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED, A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE WAS CONDUCTED AND THE STRETCHER WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24379993 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 23, 2026Unintended Movement

  THE END USER REPORTED WHILE UNLOADING A PATIENT FROM THE AMBULANCE, THE STRETCHER'S SAFETY BAIL ALLEGEDLY DID NOT ENGAGE WITH THE HOOK AND THE STRETCHER LOWERED TO THE GROUND FROM THE AMBULANCE. IT WAS CONFIRMED NEITHER THE PATIENT NOR THE MEDICS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24159342 ↗
• InjuryJan 23, 2026Unintended Movement

  THE END USER REPORTED WHILE UNLOADING A PATIENT FROM THE AMBULANCE THE HEAD END WHEELS OF THE STRETCHER CAUGHT THE AMBULANCE BUMPER AND THE STRETCHER TWISTED TO THE PATIENT RIGHT AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PATIENT REMAINED RESTRAINED TO THE STRETCHER BUT DID SUSTAIN A SMALL LACERATION TO THE ELBOW. THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED AND DISCHARGED FROM THE ER. THERE WAS NOT INJURY TO THE MEDICS. THE END USER IS AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN AND ADVISED THAT THEY CONDUCTED AN EVALUATION AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE STRETCHER. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF A PRODUCT MALFUNCTION CONTRIBUTING TO THE REPORTED INCIDENT.

  Patient problems: Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 24159330 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 10, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  THE END USER REPORTED THE STRETCHER ALLEGEDLY IS INTERMITTENTLY LOWERING ABRUPTLY WHEN DEPRESSING THE BUTTON. IT WAS STATED THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED DURING PATIENT TRANSPORT; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO FURTHER DETAILS PROVIDED AND THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF INJURY OR HARM RESULTING FROM THE ALLEGED ISSUE. AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION TO CONDUCT A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ACTUATOR WAS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ABRUPT MOVEMENT OF THE STRETCHER. THE ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, PROPER MOVEMENT OF THE STRETCHER WAS CONFIRMED AND IT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23767608 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 1, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  THE END USER REPORTED THE SAFETY BAIL ON THE STRETCHER IS ALLEGEDLY NOT DROPPING AS INTENDED AND DOES NOT CATCH THE SAFETY HOOK. THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN ADVERSE EVENT OR INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23686727 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 18, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  THE END USER ALLEGED THE STRETCHER IS MOVING IN AN ABRUPT DOWNWARD MANNER WHEN THE DOWN BUTTON IS PRESSED. IT WAS REPORTED THIS INTERMITTENTLY OCCURS WITH AND WITHOUT WEIGHT ON THE STRETCHER. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURY TO PATIENT OR OPERATORS AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE STRETCHER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE PENDING EVALUATION AND REPAIR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23586167 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 11, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE END USER ALLEGED A TRANSPORT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STRETCHER WHILE TRANSFERRING A PATIENT FROM A BED TO THE STRETCHER. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED ISSUE. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PATIENT TRANSPORT WAS ABLE TO BE COMPLETED ON THE SUBJECT STRETCHER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23522671 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 11, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A TRANSPORT WHEEL HAD DETACHED FROM THE STRETCHER. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF THE ALLEGED ISSUE RESULTING IN INJURY OR ADVERSE EVENT. AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION TO CONDUCT A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION. THE ALLEGED ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE STRETCHER WAS REPAIRED, TESTED TO ENSURE IT WAS OPERATING PER SPECIFICATION AND WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23521790 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 6, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THE SPRINGS ON THE SAFETY BAIL ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN RESULTING IN THE SAFETY BAIL SWINGING FREELY. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY OR ADVERSE EVENT BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE. AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION TO CONDUCT A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION. THE ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AND THE STRETCHER WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23487943 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 28, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THE SAFETY BAIL ON THE STRETCHER WAS NOT CATCHING. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF THIS ISSUE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR INJURY. AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION TO CONDUCT A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF THE STRETCHER. IT WAS CONFIRMED THE SPRINGS IN THE SAFETY BAIL ASSEMBLY WERE BROKEN. NEW SPRINGS WERE INSTALLED IN THE SAFETY BAIL ASSEMBLY; THE STRETCHER PASSED ALL POST REPAIR FUNCTION TESTS AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23406129 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 24, 2025Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE PREPARING TO LOAD A PATIENT INTO THE AMBULANCE, THE MANUAL RELEASE ON THE STRETCHER "INTERRUPTED" THE RAISING MOTION OF THE STRETCHER AND DID NOT ALLOW THE STRETCHER TO RAISE TO FULL HEIGHT TO LOAD THE PATIENT INTO THE AMBULANCE. A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PATIENT TRANSPORTED THE PATIENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE EMS TRANSPORT WAS CANCELLED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURY OR ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE PATIENT AS A RESULT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23136800 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 16, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE UNLOADING A PATIENT FROM THE AMBULANCE THE DROP FRAME OF THE STRETCHER ALLEGEDLY DISENGAGED AND MOVED UPWARD TOWARD THE BACKREST OF THE STRETCHER. THE STRETCHER LOWERED ABRUPTLY ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE AMBULANCE AND WAS CAUGHT BY THE MEDIC. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT AND THE TRANSPORT WAS ABLE TO BE COMPLETED. AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO CONDUCT A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF THE STRETCHER. THE DROP FRAME WAS CYCLED THROUGH ALL POSITIONS AND WAS FOUND TO BE LOCKING SECURELY INTO EACH POSITION AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WITH PRESSURE APPLIED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE LOCKING TEETH OR NOTCHES OBSERVED EITHER. THE STRETCHER WAS LOADED AND UNLOADED FROM THE AMBULANCE AND THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CAUSE OF THE ALLEGED MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23067176 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 12, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  THE END USER OF THE STRETCHER REPORTED THAT THE STRETCHER IS MOVING IN AN ABRUPT DOWNWARD MOTION WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY OR ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22786409 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 12, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE END USER REPORTED A LOAD END TRANSPORT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STRETCHER'S FRAME. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT OR ALLEGATION OF INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE END USER ADVISED THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE STRETCHER WHILE THEY WERE ONSITE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22786279 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 12, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE END USER REPORTED A LOAD END TRANSPORT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STRETCHER'S FRAME. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT OR ALLEGATION OF INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE END USER ADVISED THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE STRETCHER WHILE THEY WERE ONSITE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22786278 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 12, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  THE END USER REPORTED ONE OF THE STRETCHER'S TRANSPORT WHEELS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT OR ALLEGATION OF INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE. A REPLACEMENT WHEEL WAS PROVIDED FOR REPAIR OF THE STRETCHER AND THE ORIGINAL COMPONENT WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22786269 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 8, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  THE END USER REPORTED THE SAFETY BAIL SPRINGS ON THEIR STRETCHER WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NOT INJURY OR ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE. AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO CONDUCT A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION AT THE CUSTOMER LOCATION. THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE STRETCHER WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22437659 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 3, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THE STRETCHER LOWERED FROM THE AMBULANCE DECK AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS A RESULT. THE STRETCHER WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22394310 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 20, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED ONE OF THE STRETCHER'S TRANSPORT WHEELS DETACHED FROM THE STRETCHER DURING A PATIEMT TRANSPORT. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE; HOWEVER, A SECOND AMBULANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST WITH THE TRANSPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22056071 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 20, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THE STRETCHER'S SAFETY BAIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE. AN AUTHORIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION TO CONDUCT A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION. THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE SAFETY BAIL ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED AND THE STRETCHER WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22056064 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 13, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A TRANSPORT WHEEL OF THE STRETCHER HAD DETACHED. ADDITIONAL DETAILS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. THERE WAS NO INITIAL REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22009067 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 25, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE TRANSPORTING AN OBESE PATIENT ON THE STRETCHER, THE PATIENT LEANED HEAVILY TO ONE SIDE AND THE STRETCHER TIPPED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AS A RESULT AND THE STRETCHER WAS ABLE TO BE RIGHTED AND THE TRANSPORT WAS COMPLETED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21909819 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 2, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  THE END USER REPORTED THE SAFETY BAIL ON THE STRETCHER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING POSSIBLY DUE TO BROKEN SPRINGS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF THIS ISSUE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, INJURY OR ADVERSE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21753076 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 20, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE ON A CALL, ONE OF THE TRANSPORT WHEELS DETACHED FROM THE STRETCHER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES OR ADVERSE EFFECTS BUT A BACK UP STRETCHER WAS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PATIENT TRANSPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21657907 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 20, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THE STRETCHER IS INTERMITTENTLY LOWERING ABRUPTLY WHEN PRESSING THE DOWN BUTTON WHICH RESULTS IN STARTLING THE PATIENTS AND CREW. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND NO SPECIFIC PATIENT INCIDENT WAS CITED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21657551 ↗