Tenor is a mobile passive lift, intended to be used on horizontal surfaces for lifting and transfer in hospitals, nursing homes or other healthcare facilities. Transfers with the Tenor are made indoors in the patient's room, in communal areas or in a bathroom. Tenor is meant to be used with the patient type who: sits in a wheelchair, has no capability to support themselves at all, cannot stand unsupported and is not able to bear weight (not even partially), is dependent on caregiver in most situ

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This FDA Devices action (record #Z-2652-2014) was formally reported on September 24, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 10, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA SP. ZO.O. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of POZNAN, N/A. Federal records indicate 382 lifts total worldwide (160 US) units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: ArjoHuntleigh received reports where the Tenor Lift without Scale (spreader bar) bolt broke during use. There is a remote risk concerning the breakage of the spreader bar bolt connection, part # TEN.018. During use, the… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,…. 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 12 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.