Reported Jul 18, 2012 · Terminated

Encore Mobile Patient Lifter; manufactured by Arjo Ltd., St. Catherine Street, Gloucester, GL1 2SL, England, U.K.;…

Arjo, Inc. dba ArjoHuntleigh

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: Arjo, Inc. dba ArjoHuntleigh · 2349 W Lake St · Addison, IL · 60101-6183

Is this the product you have?

  • Encore Mobile Patient Lifter; manufactured by Arjo Ltd., St. Catherine Street, Gloucester, GL1 2SL, England, U.K.; Models KKB5022-21US and KKB5042-21US. The Encore is designed to be used as a standing and raising aid, it is useful for short transfers from one sitting position to another, and to elevate a patient for toileting, repositioning, changing of incontinence pads or wound dressings, standing practice etc. it is not intended for long periods of suspension or transportation.
Lot codes and dates
  • 2,298 of 2,298 codes

    • Models KKB5022-21US
    • serial numbers 010390894401
    • 010390894402
    • 010390894403
    • 010390894405
    • 010390894408
    • 010390894410
    • 020390958503
    • 030186208608
    • 030186208609
    • 030186208610
    • 030186208701
    • 030186208702
    • 030186208704
    • 030186208705
    • 030186208706
    • 030186208707
    • 030186208708
    • 030186208709
    • 030186208710
    • 030186208801
    • 030186208802
    • 030186208803
    • 030186208804
    • 030186208810
    • 030186208903
    • 040186294405
    • 040186453504
    • 040186453507
    • 040186453508
    • 040186453509
    • 040391134003
    • 040391134004
    • 040391134005
    • 040391134006
    • 040391134007
    • 040391134008
    • 040391134009
    • 050186453403
    • 050186453404
    • 050186453405
    • 050186453406
    • 050186453407
    • 050186453408
    • 050186453409
    • 050186453410
    • 050186453601
    • 050186453602
    • 050186453603
    • 050186453604
    • 050186453605
    • 050186453606
    • 050186453607
    • 050186453608
    • 050186453609
    • 050186453610
    • 050288869704
    • 050288869705
    • 050288869706
    • 050288869707
Amount recalled
2,552 units in the U.S., 4,970 units in the rest of the world

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

ArjoHuntleigh has received a limited number of customer reports concerning injuries related to an exposed metal support bracket when the proactive knee pad assembly is removed.

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 13, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:13 PM UTC

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