ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA Sp. z.o.o.: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-2693-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

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.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 28, 2014
Date Posted: October 1, 2014
Recall Number: Z-2693-2014
Event ID: 68594
Reason for Recall:

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

Status: Terminated
Product Quantity: 18 Lifts
Code Information:

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

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the state of MA and the countries of Australia, Germany, and Italy.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated