Ferno-Washington Inc PROFlex Transporter, Model numbers 35PST. The catalog number for the model 35PST is PT3565. Recall
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
PROFlex Transporter, Model numbers 35PST. The catalog number for the model 35PST is PT3565.
Brand
Ferno-Washington Inc
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Not specified in FDA notice. Check official source for details.
Products Sold
All stretchers containing a serial number beginning with the letter ''L'' and followed by a sequence of six numbers.
Ferno-Washington Inc is recalling PROFlex Transporter, Model numbers 35PST. The catalog number for the model 35PST is PT3565. due to The firm received complaints of the stretchers folding. A fold is when the stretcher lowers on its own to either the next position, or any of the othe. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
The firm received complaints of the stretchers folding. A fold is when the stretcher lowers on its own to either the next position, or any of the other seven postions of the stretcher.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
The firm went out to customers who had complained of a 'fold' and installed the kit on the stretcher that had experienced the fold and on all other PROflexx stretchers owned by the customer. These customers had received a recall letter, dated March 28, 2003. For customers that had not complained of the stretchers 'folding', the firm sent a letter dated June 24, 2003, to all distributors requesting the distributor provide the firm with a list of customers that had received the PROflex stretchers. Once the firm had a list of all customers, they sent them a letter offering them the kit as an enhancement that they could purchase to help reduce the possibility of false locking.
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026