The VestSystemRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 5 models of The VestSystem by Hill-Rom Services Pte. Ltd. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 42 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Feb 13, 2023 and Sep 29, 2026 — classified as 1 death, 13 injuries, 28 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Split, Cut or Torn” (24 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported The VestSystem problems

The VestSystem models

5 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• The Vest®System P105

  PERCUSSOR, POWERED-ELECTRIC
  30 reports
• The Vest®System P105cm

  PERCUSSOR, POWERED-ELECTRIC
  4 reports
• The Vest®System P105BT

  PERCUSSOR, POWERED-ELECTRIC
  4 reports
• The Vest®System P205cm

  PERCUSSOR, POWERED-ELECTRIC
  1 death2 reports
• The Vest®System 105000

  PERCUSSOR, POWERED-ELECTRIC
  2 reports

Recent The VestSystem adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 29, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50940039 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 25, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50902040 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 8, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT THE VEST SYSTEM HAD POWER CORD DAMAGED WITH COPPER WIRE EXPOSED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25438179 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 23, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT VEST MODEL 105 HAD POWER CORD DAMAGED WITH COPPER WIRE EXPOSED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24974877 ↗
• InjuryApr 21, 2026Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  IT IS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAS RETAINED SECRETIONS AND IT IS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT IS SCHEDULED FOR A BRONCHOSCOPE DILATION/CLEANOUT PROCEDURE AS A RESULT OF THE PATIENT¿S LACK OF ACCESS TO VEST THERAPY DURING THE DELAY IN DEVICE REPLACEMENT. CUSTOMER INITIALLY CONTACTED BAXTER RESPIRATORY CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON FOURY NINE DAYS FROM THIS REPORT TO REQUEST A REPLACEMENT OF THE VEST AFTER REPORTING THAT WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE DEVICE TUBING. AT THE TIME OF THIS INITIAL CONTACT, THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF PATIENT INJURY. BAXTER RESPIRATORY CUSTOMER SUPPORT ADVISED THE PATIENT NOT TO USE THE DEVICE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF WATER. AN EXCHANGE OF THE VEST DEVICE WAS INITIATED THE NEXT DAY, INVOLVING BAXTER AND THE PATIENT¿S PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN; HOWEVER, THE EXCHANGE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO THE PATIENT¿S INSURANCE AND/OR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED CONCERNS THAT THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPED INCREASED RETAINED RESPIRATORY SECRETIONS AND IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE FOR AIRWAY DILATION AND SECRETION CLEARANCE. THE CUSTOMER BELIEVES THIS CONDITION RESULTED FROM THE PATIENT¿S LACK OF ACCESS TO VEST THERAPY DURING THE DELAY IN DEVICE REPLACEMENT.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Respiratory Problem

  MAUDE report 24946147 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 20, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT CONTROLLER,VEST 105,BT HAD POWER CORD DAMAGED WITH COPPER WIRE EXPOSED. THIS OCCURRED AT HOME DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24933773 ↗
• DeathMar 31, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A PATIENT PASSED AWAY WHILE USING A VEST 205 THERAPY DEVICE. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED AT THE TIME FOR SUSPECTED PNEUMONIA OR VIRAL MENINGITIS. THIS WAS THE PATIENT¿S FIRST USE OF THE DEVICE, AND THERAPY WAS INITIATED BY HOSPITAL STAFF WHO SUBSEQUENTLY LEFT THE ROOM. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES, THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY BEGAN VOMITING AND ASPIRATING FLUID, FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN HEART RATE. NO HOSPITAL CAREGIVERS WERE PRESENT IN THE ROOM AT THE TIME, AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER ANY LIFE SUSTAINING MEASURES WERE ATTEMPTED. THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED THAT SAME DAY. THE REPORTED CAUSE OF DEATH LISTED AS VIRAL MENINGITIS. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF AN AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED. PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATE THE DEVICE "WE RECOMMEND YOUR FIRST USE OF THIS PRODUCT BE IN A SUPERVISED SETTING SUCH AS A DOCTOR¿S OFFICE OR AT HOME WITH A CLINICAL TRAINER". THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION, AND THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE SPECIFIC DEVICE INVOLVED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: Aspiration/Inhalation; Cardiac Arrest; Vomiting

  MAUDE report 24749661 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 4, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  ON 06-FEB-2026, A NURSE CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VEST, MODEL 105 BLE (PRODUCT CODE P105000BT, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6)), HAD POWER CORD DAMAGED WITH COPPER WIRES EXPOSED. THIS OCCURRED AT HOME DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24513928 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 29, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  ON (B)(6) 2026, A CUSTOMER CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT CONTROLLER, VEST 105, BT (PRODUCT CODE P105BYWAR, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6)), HAD POWER CORD DAMAGED WITH COPPER WIRES EXPOSED. THIS OCCURRED AT HOME DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24214530 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 13, 2026Sparking

  ON 19-DEC-2025, A CUSTOMER CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT CONTROLLER, VEST 105, BT (PRODUCT CODE P105BYWAR, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6)), WHEN THEY PLUGGED THE DEVICE INTO THE WALL OUTLET, THERE WAS A VISIBLE SPARK, CUT THE BREAKER IN THE HOUSE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE BREAKS IN THE POWER CORD ON EITHER END UPON INSPECTION. THIS OCCURRED AT HOME BEFORE USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24063609 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 19, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  ON 15-DEC-2025, A CUSTOMER CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VEST, MODEL 105 BLE (PRODUCT CODE P105000BT, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6), HAD POWER CORD DAMAGED WITH COPPER WIRES EXPOSED. THIS OCCURRED AT HOME DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23855204 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 17, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  ON (B)(6) 2025, A PATIENT CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VEST MODEL 105 (PRODUCT CODE P105, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6)), HAD POWER CORD DAMAGED WITH COPPER WIRES EXPOSED. THIS OCCURRED AT HOME DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23827939 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 3, 2025Sparking; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Sparking; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT STATING THAT VEST, MODEL 105 POWER CORD WAS SHORTING WITH EXPOSED COPPER WIRES. THIS OCCURRED AT HOME DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23456431 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 24, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  ON 30-SEP-2025, A CUSTOMER CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VEST MODEL 105 SERVICED (PRODUCT CODE PR105, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6)), HAD POWER CORD DAMAGED WITH COPPER WIRES EXPOSED. THIS OCCURRED AT HOME DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23383326 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 15, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT STATING THAT VEST MODEL 105 POWER CORD HAD DAMAGE WITH EXPOSED COPPER WIRES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23280521 ↗

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