Recalls / 2021-12-22

Compass Health Brands Recalls Carex Adult Portable Bed Rails After Three Deaths; Entrapment and Asphyxiation Hazards

22040 · Recalled 2021-12-22 · CPSC page

Description

Carex brand Bed Support Rails (model P566) and Carex brand Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rails (model P569) sold between 2012 and 2021. The name "Carex" and the model number are printed on a label on the bottom of the rails. The Bed Support Rail has white metal rails with black foam grip and measures about 35 inches high and 20 inches wide. The Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rail is comprised of a dark brown metal support rail with black foam grips and a dark brown metal bed rail. The support rail measures about 21 inches high and 17 inches wide and the bed rail measures about 20 inches high and 30 inches wide.

Hazards

When attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.

Reported injuries

Compass has received three reports of entrapment deaths associated with the Bed Support Rail (model P566), between April 2014 and June 2020, involving an 85-year-old man at an assisted living facility in Ohio; an 84-year-old woman at home in California; and an 88-year-old woman at an assisted living facility in Washington. In each case, the bed rail was not securely attached to the bed entrapping the user. No entrapment reports involving the Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rail (model P569).

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact Compass Health Brands for a free repair kit for the Bed Support Rail or a refund for the Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rail.

Products

Name	Model	Units
Carex Brand Adult Portable Bed Rails		About 104,900 and 110 units in Canada

Parties

Importer: Compass Health Brands, of Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Sold at: Medical supply, online at www.carex.com, www.amazon.com, www.walmart.com. The bed rails were sold, $80.

Consumer contact

Compass Health Brands at (888) 571-2710 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or online at www.compasshealthbrands.com and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information or at https://compasshealthbrands.com/product-recall

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Recalled Carex Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rail (P569)

Source: CPSC recall 22040. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.