Enterprise 8000 Bed; an AC-powered adjustable hospital bed; ArjoHuntleigh AB, Eslov, Sweden; Models 8000, 8001, 8002, 8003, 8500, 8600, 8700 and 8800 General medicine, general and specialist surgery, care of the elderly, HDU, ITU, coronary care and oncology. The bed is appropriate for high dependency patients who pose a movement and handling risk and/or whose clinical condition requires that they are positioned with the minimal physical handling.

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This FDA Devices action (record #Z-0476-2013) was formally reported on August 14, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 16, 2012. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Arjo, Inc. dba ArjoHuntleigh is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Addison, IL. Federal records indicate 94 beds in U.S., 31 beds in Canada, 26,010 beds in ROW units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: ArjoHuntleigh has received reports of unintended movement where the backrest and/or thigh sections of the bed have moved without anyone consciously pressing the control button. These incidents have occurred in High Dep… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide, including Puerto Rico) and the countries of Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa R…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.