Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital: medical device reports filed with FDA

94,202 reports carry this product code, 1992–2026; 30 brands with a page.

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94,202
reports with this product code: 0.4% of all MAUDE reports; 3,254
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 2,693 in the 12 months before; 95.5%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.7%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code FNL is FDA's classification for "Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital" (general Hospital panel), a class 2 device. 94,202 medical device reports carry this product code, 0.4% of the MAUDE database, from March 1992 to August 2026.

3,254 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, up 21% from 2,693 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (95.5%), injury (2%) and other (1.2%). 30 brand names with a page on this site carry this code; the brands table is ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands with this product code

Brand	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death	Classified as malfunction
Totalcare	6,652	0	0%	99.2%
Versacare Bed	4,720	0	0.2%	98.6%
TotalCare Bed	4,130	274	0%	98.8%
Versacare	3,297	0	0.1%	97.6%
Secure 3 Med/Surg Bed	2,463	0	0.1%	95.7%
Versacare Frame	2,360	0	0.2%	98.9%
In Touch Zu	2,336	0	0.1%	96.1%
Centra Bed	2,210	0	0.1%	98.9%
Advanta Bed	2,183	5	0.3%	97.1%
CareAssist Bed	2,104	49	0%	98.8%
Ac-Powered Adjustable Hospital Bed Including Rails	1,968	0	1.3%	87.6%
Century Bed	1,384	0	0.4%	97.7%
Secure 3 Med/Surg Bedobs 01/13	1,346	8	0.1%	99%
4 Motor Advance Bed	1,338	0	0.4%	95.8%
Centrella Bed	1,333	798	0.2%	98.7%
Progressa Frame	1,175	7	0.1%	87.7%
VersaCare Med Surg Bed	1,147	661	0.3%	99.3%
Spirit Select	1,072	1	0.2%	96.2%
Zoom Critical Care Bed	979	0	0.1%	97.2%
Centrella Med-Surg	973	0	0.2%	97.4%
Advance Bed	932	0	0.1%	99.2%
Progressa Bed System	894	539	0%	98.8%
Versacare Bed Versacare Frame	845	0	0.1%	99.2%
S3 Ex - 3005	823	12	0.6%	96.8%
Gobed+	794	0	0%	95.2%
Totalcare Bariatric	790	0	0.1%	99.2%
Centra 850 Bed Centra Bed 3 Motor	733	0	0%	98.5%
Care Assist Bed	716	0	0%	99.3%
Totalcare-Treat Surface&scale Total Care Frame	685	0	0%	99.4%
Cs Bed 9153650455	654	0	0.2%	99.4%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Manufacturers named

Manufacturer (as written on reports)	Reports	Share
Hill-Rom	23,107	24.5%
Hill-Rom Ritter	16,066	17.1%
Stryker Medical	13,449	14.3%
Stryker Medical-Kalamazoo	12,237	13%
Hill-Rom Batesville	5,894	6.3%
Baxter Healthcare	4,138	4.4%
Hill-Rom Pluvigner	2,438	2.6%
Stryker Medical Div	2,169	2.3%
Invacare Florida Operations	2,050	2.2%
Arjohuntleigh Polska Sp Z O O	1,467	1.6%
Stryker Medical London Chg Hospital Beds	1,230	1.3%
Stryker Medical Division	1,054	1.1%
Carroll Healthcare	995	1.1%
Hill-Rom De Mexico S De Rl De Cv	538	0.6%
J T Posey	514	0.5%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type and report source

Event type

Death0.7%649

Injury2%1,863

Malfunction95.5%89,919

Other1.2%1,110

Not given0.7%661

Who filed

Manufacturer report97.6%91,902

Voluntary report1.2%1,086

User facility report0%0

Distributor report0.4%421

Not given0.8%793

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Device slipped	15,631	16.6%
Sticking	9,143	9.7%
Breakthe device broke	8,844	9.4%
Device alarm system	7,708	8.2%
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly	5,183	5.5%
Unintended system motionthe device moved when it should not have	4,996	5.3%
Device inoperablethe device could not be used	4,845	5.1%
Material split, cut or torn	4,087	4.3%
Unintended head motion	3,726	4%
Unintended movement	2,700	2.9%
Mechanical problema mechanical problem	2,614	2.8%
Side rails, failure of	2,589	2.7%
Grounding malfunction	2,503	2.7%
Repair	2,197	2.3%
Component missing	2,027	2.2%
Loose	1,930	2%
No audible alarm	1,790	1.9%
False reading from device non-compliance	1,767	1.9%
Bent	1,432	1.5%
Electrical /electronic property probleman electrical or electronic problem	1,322	1.4%

Questions about bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital reports

What is product code FNL?

FDA's classification code for "Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital", class 2, reviewed by the general Hospital panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

94,202 reports through August 2026, 3,254 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

Totalcare (6,652), Versacare Bed (4,720), TotalCare Bed (4,130), Versacare (3,297) and Secure 3 Med/Surg Bed (2,463). Widely used products collect more reports because more people use them.

Can the brands table be used to rank the devices?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." Brands differ in how many are in use, how long they have been sold and how reports are collected.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.