Device manufacturer, as written on reports

Hill-Rom Ritter: medical device reports filed with FDA

20,128 reports name it as the manufacturer of the device involved, 2002–2010.

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20,128
reports naming it as manufacturer: 0.1% of all MAUDE reports; 0
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 0 in the 12 months before; 97%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.2%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

20,128 medical device reports received by FDA give Hill-Rom Ritter as the manufacturer of the device involved, 0.1% of the MAUDE database, from January 2002 to May 2010. Manufacturer names are as written on the report; subsidiaries and spelling variants may appear as separate names.

0 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, and none 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 (97%), other (1.8%) and injury (0.5%). Manufacturers are required to report events they learn of, so a large manufacturer with many products in use files many reports. 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 named most often

Brand	Device type	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death
Versacare	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	3,124	0	0.1%
Totalcare	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	2,519	0	0%
Transtar Stretcher	Stretcher, wheeled	1,354	5	0%
Centra Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	1,001	0	0.1%
Versacare Bed Versacare Frame	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	826	0	0.1%
4 Motor Advance Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	663	0	0.4%
Centra 850 Bed Centra Bed 3 Motor	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	660	0	0%
Advanta Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	639	5	0.3%
Century Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	601	0	0.4%
634 Affinity Bed 405	Table, obstetrical, ac-powered (and accessories)	592	0	0%
Totalcare-Treat Surface&scale Total Care Frame	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	552	0	0%
Affinity Bed	Table, obstetrical, ac-powered (and accessories)	530	0	0%
Advance 2000 3 Motor Advance Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	363	0	0%
Affinity 4	Table, obstetrical, ac-powered (and accessories)	361	0	0%
Advance 1000 Advance Frame	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	315	0	0%
Totalcare Pulmonary Surface Total Care Frame	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	305	0	0%
Totalcare Bariatric	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	277	0	0.1%
3 Motor Advance Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	202	0	0.4%
Advanta Advanta Frame	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	190	0	0%
Gps Procedural Stretcher	Stretcher, wheeled	186	0	0%
Advanta Frame P1600	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	181	0	0.5%
Affinity 3	Table, obstetrical, ac-powered (and accessories)	165	0	0%
Totalcare-Treat Surface & Scale Total Care Frame	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	148	0	0%
Hill-Rom 100 Low Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	130	6	0%
Ccu Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	124	0	0%
Century 835/837 Bed Century Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	124	0	0%
Remanufactured Bed	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	74	0	0.5%
Hill-Rom	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	61	0	18.7%
Advanta	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	60	0	0%
Durastar Stretcher	Stretcher, wheeled	56	0	0%

Brands with a page on this site, 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."

Device types

Product code	Device type	Reports	Share
FNL	Bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital	16,066	79.8%
FPO	Stretcher, wheeled	2,150	10.7%
HDD	Table, obstetrical, ac-powered (and accessories)	1,807	9%
KNC	Table, obstetric (and accessories)	39	0.2%
INK	Stretcher, wheeled, powered	32	0.2%
FNJ	Bed, manual	14	0.1%
FMS	Bed, pediatric open hospital	3	0%
FNM	Mattress, air flotation, alternating pressure	3	0%
FMT	Warmer, infant radiant	2	0%
INN	Chair, adjustable, mechanical	2	0%

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

Death0.2%48

Injury0.5%106

Malfunction97%19,524

Other1.8%365

Not given0.4%85

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Questions about Hill-Rom Ritter reports

How many FDA device reports name Hill-Rom Ritter as manufacturer?

20,128 reports through August 2026, 0 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which of its brands appear most often?

Versacare (3,124), Totalcare (2,519), Transtar Stretcher (1,354), Centra Bed (1,001) and Versacare Bed Versacare Frame (826).

Which device types does it report on?

bed, ac-powered adjustable hospital (79.8%), stretcher, wheeled (10.7%), table, obstetrical, ac-powered (and accessories) (9%) and table, obstetric (and accessories) (0.2%).

Does a high count say something about the manufacturer?

Not by itself. Manufacturers must file a report for every event they become aware of, so report volume follows the number of devices in use. 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."

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. Manufacturer names are pooled after company suffixes (Inc., LLC, GmbH and similar) are dropped; names that read as a person rather than an organisation are never published. 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.