TV mounting system recalled by Trumpf medical systems

TRUMPF Medical Systems Recalls Television Mounting System Due to Falling Hazard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Ondal AC2000 Television Mounting System

Units: 215 distributed to 5 hospitals

Importers: Ondal Medical Systems of America Inc., of Sandston, VA and TRUMPF Medical Systems Inc., of Charleston, SC

Distributor: TRUMPF Medical Systems Inc., of Charleston, SC

Hazard: The arm joints on the television mounting system do not have a washer at the top joint which can result in excessive wear of the stop pins on the arm. This can allow the arm system and items connected to the arm to fall and injure the user or bystanders.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm received one report of a mounting system falling while being positioned. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The mounting systems were sold for use in hospital Intensive Care Units. The units are off-white and have multiple joints between the ceiling mount and the TV mount at the end of the arm system.

Sold by: TRUMPF Medical Systems Inc. nationwide From January 2005 through December 2011 for about $2,100.

Manufactured in: Germany

Remedy: Secure the unit to prevent movement and contact TRUMPF Medical Systems for information on receiving a repair kit that includes the missing washers.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact TRUMPF Medical Systems Inc. toll-free at (888) 474-9359 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or email Lindsey.ronnenberg@us.trumpf.com

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

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