Power-PRO 2, Model No. 6507, Item No. 650705550001 (US); 650700000000 (International)

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-0479-2023) was formally reported on December 21, 2022, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 11, 2022. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Ongoing. Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Portage, MI. Federal records indicate 465 (403 US; 62 OUS) 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: Cot may experience unintended motion due to damaged cables. Potential risk of soft tissue injury to patients such as scrapes or bruises resulting from the cot lowering faster than expected. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and Foreign to countries of: Australia, Canada, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.. 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 4 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.