FDA Device recall Z-2693-2014
Minstrel (with scale) Product Usage: is a mobile passive hoist
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2014-10-01
On 2014-10-01 the FDA classified a Class II recall of Minstrel (with scale) Product Usage: is a mobile passive hoist by Arjohuntleigh Polska Sp Z O O, citing arjoHuntleigh received three reports where the bolt under the scale unscrewed from the scale. There is a remote risk concerning the bolt unscrewing from the scale. When the scale….
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-2693-2014 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2014-07-28 |
| Published | 2014-10-01 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Arjohuntleigh Polska Sp Z O O |
| Distribution | US |
Product
Minstrel (with scale) Product Usage: is a mobile passive hoist. It is intended for lifting and transporting adult residents on horizontal floors in hospitals, nursing homes or other health care facilitates. The Minstrel device aids in the lifting, transfer and lowering to safe position, of a patient. This is accomplished by placing a sling under the patient, and attaching the sling to a spreader bar that is connected to a lifting arm jig via a connection to the spreader bar that allows a swiveling up-down movement. Using battery power, an actuator then powers the lifting arm upwards so that the patient in the sling is lifted from, typically, a bed or chair.
Reason
ArjoHuntleigh received three reports where the bolt under the scale unscrewed from the scale. There is a remote risk concerning the bolt unscrewing from the scale. When the scale and bolt parts are not correctly serviced, or when they receive a sharp blow during or outside of use, it is possible the bolt holding the spreader bar to the scale could unscrew during subsequent use. As a result, the sp
Identifiers
| code_info | Model Numbers: HMA0002 and HMB002-US; Serial Numbers: MPLAT0409W1177 ; MPLAT0410W1213 ; MPLAT0410W1228 ; MPLAT0410…Model Numbers: HMA0002 and HMB002-US; Serial Numbers: MPLAT0409W1177 ; MPLAT0410W1213 ; MPLAT0410W1228 ; MPLAT0410W1229 ; MPLAT0410W1231 ; MPLAT0410W1232 ; MPLAT0412W1290 ; MPLAT0412W1296 ; MPLAT0412W1297 ; MPLAT0502W1403 ; MPLAT0502W1404 ; MPLAT0503W1485 ; MPLAT0503W1486 ; MPLAT0504W1518 ; MPLAT0504W1519 ; MPLAT0504W1520 ; MPLAT0504W1531 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2693-2014%22
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