Reported Apr 24, 2013 · Terminated

SR Instruments FG3105 Patient Scales Used on various Joerns Healthcare Patient Lifters. Model# FG3105 Patient Scales.…

Sr Instruments Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Sr Instruments Inc · 600 Young St · Tonawanda, NY · 14150

Is this the product you have?

  • SR Instruments FG3105 Patient Scales Used on various Joerns Healthcare Patient Lifters. Model# FG3105 Patient Scales
  • Product UsageThe FG3105 Scale is designed for Joerns Healthcare for use in portable patient weighing systems. The scale is designed to be connected between the patient hoist mechanism and patient sling apparatus. The scale is not intended to be used for patient transport
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial numbers
    • 1005 thru 1780
    • 1785 thru 1809
    • 1866 thru 1868 and 1870 thru 1875
Amount recalled
806 patient scales

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • TX

Why it was recalled

SR Instruments Inc. is implementing a field correction for the Joerns Healthcare Patient Lifts after they received two incident reports regarding two field failures of a tensile type load cell involving the FG3105 Patient Scale. The failures resulted in patient falls.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Mar 12, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:53 PM UTC

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