Dual Articulating Headrest, Pad Ret P/N P141210805, REF… recallZ-0983-2024 · Steris Corporation · initiated Dec 12, 2023
Open, Classified
Is my device affected?
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Why it was recalled
Dual-articulating head rest may not stay in place or may fail to lock into position during a patient procedure which could result in an injury to the patient or a procedural delay.
FDA root cause category: Process control
What the company is doing
An Urgent Medical Device Recall notice dated December 5, 2023 was issued to distributors and customers via FedEx explaining the removal of specific affected product . The notice explains the labeled date of manufacture must fall between August 14, 2023 and October 26, 2023 the recall notice must have been received directly from STERIS. The Dual-Articulating Head Rest may not stay in place or may fail to lock into position during a patient procedure which could result in an injury to the patient or a procedural delay. STERIS Service Technician will work with your facility to schedule a time to hand-deliver replacement head rest(s) and pick up your affected head rest(s). It is recommended all head rests impacted by this recall be immediately removed from service until it can be replaced. If you have further distributed this product, please identify all locations, notify them of this recall, and coordinate the collection of all affected head rest(s).
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0983-2024
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Dec 12, 2023
- Posted by the FDA
- Feb 5, 2024
- Recalling firm
- Steris Corporation
- Quantity
- 2
- Product code
- HBM
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, MN, MS, NV, NJ, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI & Puerto Rico, and the countries of Australia, Canada, Mexico & New Zealand.
Product description
Dual Articulating Headrest, Pad Ret P/N P141210805, REF BF754
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
UDI-DI: 00724995197643, date of manufacture 2023-08-14 thru 2023-10-26.
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- NA Head SupportSteris Corporation · HEADREST, NEUROSURGICAL1 recall1 report
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 93733).
- Z-0984-2024 · Open, ClassifiedDual Articulating Headrest, Velcro P/N P141210813, REF BF753
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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