Bed Handles Inc. has reannounced the recall of approximately 113,000 adult portable bed handles that were sold without safety retention straps. The recall includes the Original Bedside Assistant (BA10W), Travel Handles (BA11W), and the gold-colored Adjustable Bedside Assistant (AJ1). These products were sold at home health care stores, drug stores, and through medical catalogs nationwide between January 1994 and December 2007. Three deaths have been reported involving women who became trapped in a gap between the handle and the mattress. Consumers should stop using the handles immediately and contact the manufacturer for a free repair kit that includes safety straps and updated instructions.
Without safety retention straps, the bed handle can shift away from the mattress, creating a dangerous gap where a person can become trapped, leading to strangulation or death. Three fatalities have been linked to this entrapment hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using all recalled bed handles that were sold without safety retention straps. Contact Bed Handles, Inc. for free safety retention straps to secure the bed handle to the bed frame, new assembly and installation instructions for models BA10W, BA11W and AJ1 and a warning label to attach to the bed handles. The bed handles should be used only with the safety retention straps securely in place attaching the bed handle to the bed frame in order to prevent a gap.
Bedside Assistant model BA10W
Label on Bedside Assistant model BA10W
Bedside Assistant model BA11W
Label on Bedside Assistant model BA11W
Adjustable bed handle model AJ1
Label on Adjustable bed handle model AJ1
Photo on bed handle AJ1 packaging
Photo on bed handle BA11W packaging
If you or a family member were harmed by this recalled product, you may have legal rights. Consider consulting a consumer protection attorney to understand your options for compensation.
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Sources: CPSC Notice · Raw API Response