HoverMatt HM34HSRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00816299010053), received between Oct 1, 2018 and Oct 1, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Protective Measures Problem” (1 report).

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionOct 1, 2018Protective Measures Problem

  NURSE SAID PATIENT NEEDED TO BE ON A STRETCHER AND SHOULD BE SLID OVER TO THE STRETCHER. TRANSPORTERS ROLLED PATIENT FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO PLACE THE REUSABLE HOVERMATT UNDER PATIENT. THE STRETCHER WAS PLACED ALONGSIDE THE BED. TRANSPORTERS INFLATED THE HOVERMATT AND SLOWLY SLID THE PATIENT OVER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE STRETCHER. WHILE SLIDING THE HOVERMATT OVER ON TO THE STRETCHER IT SEEMED TO MEET SOME RESISTANCE IN THE SOUND OF IT'S INFLATION AND THEN GAIN IT BACK. THE PATIENT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRETCHER. TRANSPORTERS AGREED HE WAS SET ON THE STRETCHER AND MOVED TO TURN OFF CANISTER AND DEFLATE THE HOVERMATT. SUDDENLY THE PATIENT AND HOVERMATT STARTED MOVING TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE BED AND THE TOP HALF OF THE MATT WITH PATIENT SLID TO THE GROUND. PATIENTS FEET REMAINED ON THE STRETCHER. HOVERMATT REMAINED INFLATED AND PATIENT DENIES STRIKING HEAD OR ANY INJURY. HOVERMATT REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7921762 ↗