Power-PRO 6550Recalls & reported problems
Stryker Corporation · Class 2
Quick summary
The Stryker Power-PRO 6550 is a wheeled stretcher used to move and carry patients, including a powered cot that raises and lowers. The 34 reports mostly describe positioning problems — the cot dropping to its lowest position unexpectedly, height that would not adjust, or difficulty loading it into an ambulance — along with a few mentions of sharp metal edges and the device tipping. Reports include 1 death and 4 injuries. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 34
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 34 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327261660), received between Apr 12, 2018 and Apr 23, 2026 — classified as 1 death, 4 injuries, 29 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Failure” (8 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Positioning Failure8
- Protective Measures Problem7
- Device Fell5
- Difficult or Delayed Positioning5
- Patient Device Interaction Problem4
- Sharp Edges3
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Arcing1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions18
- No Patient Involvement9
- Insufficient Information3
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Burn, Thermal1
- Injury1
- Muscle/Tendon Damage1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 34 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 23, 2026Device Fell
THIS RECORD IS A CONSOLIDATION OF RECORDS SUMMARIZED AS A PART OF THE FDA VOLUNTARY MALFUNCTION SUMMARY REPORTING PROGRAM. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN (B)(6) - (B)(6) 2026. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENTS(S), WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICES EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED COT LOWERING OR COT DROPPING TO LOWEST POSITION (NO COT TIP). NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE OR CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24967623 ↗MalfunctionApr 28, 2025Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED COT HEIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE OR CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21919960 ↗MalfunctionJan 30, 2025Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT(S), WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICES EXPERIENCED AN INABILITY TO ADJUST THE COT HEIGHT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21277558 ↗MalfunctionJan 30, 2025Protective Measures Problem; Protective Measures Problem
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT(S), WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICES EXPERIENCED INADEQUATE PATIENT RESTRAINT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21277557 ↗MalfunctionOct 29, 2024Device Fell; Device Fell
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED COT LOWERING OR COT DROPPING TO LOWEST POSITION (NO COT TIP). THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20559228 ↗MalfunctionJul 26, 2024Sharp Edges; Sharp Edges
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED ACCESSIBLE SHARP METAL EDGES. THERE WAS 1 EVENT WITH PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19844678 ↗MalfunctionJul 24, 2024Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED FOWLER CANNOT BE LOWERED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19818529 ↗MalfunctionJan 24, 2024Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Patient Device Interaction Problem
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT TO LOAD/UNLOAD THE COT IN THE AMBULANCE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18573577 ↗MalfunctionOct 25, 2023Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Patient Device Interaction Problem
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 3 MALFUNCTION EVENTS, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICES EXPERIENCED LACKING/ SIZE OF/ FORCE OF/ POSITION OF GRASP/STEP POINTS (NOT ERGONOMIC). THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18007333 ↗DeathOct 5, 2023Protective Measures Problem; Protective Measures Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DIED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT IN AN AMBULANCE. FURTHER INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 17881927 ↗InjurySep 19, 2023Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A STAFF MEMBER BEGAN PULLING THE DEVICE WHEN THE DEVICE'S POLE SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED A STAFF MEMBER TO FALL AND SUSTAIN A BACK/SHOULDER INJURY, WHICH CAUSED AN ABSENCE FROM WORK LASTING APPROXIMATELY 1 X MONTH. THE PATIENT ON THE DEVICE WAS NOT IMPACTED. THE ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBER WAS NOT IMPACTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Muscle/Tendon Damage
MAUDE report 17777290 ↗InjurySep 1, 2023Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A USER BEGAN PULLING THE DEVICE WHEN THE PUSH HANDLE SNAPPED. ONE USER SUSTAINED A LEFT ELBOW FRACTURE. AN X-RAY WAS COMPLETED AND WAS UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Unspecified Musculoskeletal problem
MAUDE report 17670477 ↗MalfunctionOct 24, 2022Sharp Edges; Sharp Edges
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED SHARP EDGES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15659181 ↗MalfunctionOct 26, 2021Protective Measures Problem; Protective Measures Problem
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 2 MALFUNCTION EVENTS, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICES EXPERIENCED INADEQUATE PATIENT RESTRAINT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12696910 ↗MalfunctionJul 28, 2021Protective Measures Problem; Protective Measures Problem
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED INADEQUATE PATIENT RESTRAINT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12238776 ↗MalfunctionJul 28, 2021Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE EXPERIENCED THE COT HEIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12238775 ↗InjuryMay 24, 2021Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE COT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE FASTENER AND THAT A USER WAS HURT WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE THE COT. NO SPECIFIC INJURY OR TREATMENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 11871893 ↗MalfunctionFeb 11, 2021Protective Measures Problem; Protective Measures Problem
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT AN AMBULANCE EQUIPPED WITH A POWER-PRO TL COT WAS IN A COLLISION; THE IMPACT CAUSED THE PATIENT TO SLIDE UP THE COT, AND THEIR LEGS FLUNG UPWARD. BASED ON THIS SCENARIO, IT IS LIKELY THE RESTRAINTS DID NOT ADEQUATELY PREVENT THE PATIENT'S LEGS FROM MOVING. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11316457 ↗MalfunctionJan 28, 2021Device Fell; Device Fell
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE COT DROPPED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11244158 ↗MalfunctionJan 28, 2021Protective Measures Problem; Protective Measures Problem
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS INADEQUATE PATIENT RESTRAINT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11243733 ↗MalfunctionJan 28, 2021Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 2 MALFUNCTION EVENTS, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE COT HEIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED OR THE FOWLER WAS STUCK. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11243344 ↗MalfunctionJan 26, 2021Arcing; Arcing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WHEN THE BATTERIES ARE CONNECTED TO THE COT THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES OF ARCING. THIS CAUSES SPARKING AND HAS RESULTED IN EROSION OF THE BATTERY TERMINALS IN THE COT, INDICATING DC DISCHARGE >24V. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11229786 ↗MalfunctionJul 27, 2020Protective Measures Problem; Device Fell; Protective Measures Problem; Device Fell
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES <NOE> 1 </NOE> MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE COT DROPPED AND HAD INADEQUATE PATIENT RESTRAINTS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10325660 ↗MalfunctionApr 28, 2020Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Difficult or Delayed Positioning
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE COT WAS DIFFICULT TO LOAD OR UNLOAD. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10005311 ↗MalfunctionApr 28, 2020Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES <NOE> 1 </NOE> MALFUNCTION EVENT, WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THE FOWLER WAS STUCK ELEVATED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10005295 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.