drive PLTCABLRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00822383979540), received between May 24, 2024 and May 24, 2024 — classified as 1 death.

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.

• DeathMay 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE WAS NOTIFIED OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A LONG-TERM CARE ASSIST BAR BY THE CPSC. THE CPSC FORWARDED A REDACTED CORONER'S REPORT, WHICH STATED THAT AN END-USER WAS DISCOVERED DECEASED IN HIS ROOM AT A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY WITH HIS HEAD AND NECK ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE ASSIST BAR AND THE HOSPITAL BED MATTRESS. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DETERMINED BY THE CORONER TO BE "ASPHYXIA DUE TO STRANGULATION." THE CORONER'S REPORT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING HOW THE ASSIST BAR WAS INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, OR THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MATTRESS BEING USED WITH THE BED AND ASSIST BAR. DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE HAS CONTACTED THE CORONER'S OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. AS PART OF ITS COMPLAINT REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS, DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE WILL ALSO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PRODUCT ABOUT THIS INCIDENT.

  Patient problems: Strangulation

  MAUDE report 19395759 ↗