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Adult bed rail recall overview:
- Who: Platinum Health has recalled some of its LumaRail Adult Portable Bed Rails.
- Why: The bed rails pose an entrapment hazard and one death has been reported related to the bed rail.
- Where: The adult bed rail recall is active in the United States.
Platinum Health has recalled its LumaRail Adult Portable Bed Rails as they pose an entrapment hazard, with the bed rail linked to the death of an 81-year-old man in 2021.
The recall was published to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website on Feb. 23. It applies to about 53,000 LumaRail brand adult portable bed rails.
When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult’s bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress, the notice says.
“This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.”
Platinum has received one report of a death involving the Bed Assist Rail with Legs (model PHB4000), the company said. In October 2021, an 81-year-old man at a nursing home in Pennsylvania died from positional asphyxia after becoming entrapped between his mattress and the bed rail.
The company is not currently facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes end in class action lawsuits.
Platinum will provide free repair kit
The recall involves the Bed Assist Rail with Legs (model PHB4000), Free Standing Bed Assist Rail (model PHB6000) and the DoubleSafe Bed Assist Rail (model PHB7000D).
Platinum Health sold the recalled bed rails on its website, PlatinumHealthLLC.com, through major online retailers including Amazon, Walmart.com, eBay, and Overstock, and through online medical supply stores nationwide including RehabMart and Fabrication Enterprises.
The bed rails were sold from July 2015 through December 2022 for between $65 and $100.
“Consumers should stop using the recalled bed rails immediately and contact Platinum Health for a free repair kit,” the company said.
Consumers who use model PHB7000D on twin beds will receive a free replacement bed rail redesigned to properly fit twin beds. Platinum Health expects the remedy to be available beginning in late March 2023.
Meanwhile, two Nova Medical Products adult bed rails are being recalled as they pose an entrapment risk, which can cause people to die from asphyxiation.
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