Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 24026 |
| Brand Name: | Bed grab handles |
| Model: | MF3/1A - Bed Lever with wedge base, MF3/11 - Bed Lever with oblong base, MF3/1A D (double handled Bed Lever), MF 3/1A HD (heavy duty Bed Lever) |
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| Recalling Organisation: | Multifit Hospital Supplies Ltd 10 Pohutu Street Whakatane |
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| Manufacturer: | Multifit Hospital Supplies Ltd |
| Issue: | Multifit has become aware that there is a potential for entrapment in relation to the use of these devices. A recent Coroner report has noted deaths where entrapment in these devices has been a factor implicated in the cause of death. In December 2018 Multifit issue a Safety Notice emphasising safe practices when using these devices. This included advice on assessment of patients in home or healthcare environments. It instructed healthcare professionals to consider the potential risk for entrapment in relation to the patient involved, and to ensure that the particular device used is matched to the risk of entrapment for that patient. Multifit is now issuing a Staged Product Correction implementing a retrofit to the single loop bed lever. This applies to all Multifit bed levers with no anti-entrapment bar and/or rope & cleat fitted. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Product to be modified |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 3/4/2019 |
