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Stryker Power-PRO 2 Cot Recall: Risk of Soft Tissue Injury from Unintended Motion

Stryker recalls Power-PRO 2 cots with model 6507 that may move unexpectedly due to damaged cables, risking soft tissue injuries like scrapes or bruises to patients.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0479-2023Medical deviceStryker ›
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Recalling firmStryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation3800 E Centre Ave · Portage, MI 49002-5826
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What happened, in plain English

Stryker is recalling Power-PRO 2 cots with model number 6507 that may move unexpectedly due to damaged cables. This could cause soft tissue injuries such as scrapes or bruises to patients during use. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/59377-stryker-power-pro-2-cot-recall-risk-of-soft-tissue.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/59377-stryker-power-pro-2-cot-recall-risk-of-soft-tissue · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0479-2023

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“Stryker Power-PRO 2 Cot Recall: Risk of Soft Tissue Injury from Unintended Motion.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/59377-stryker-power-pro-2-cot-recall-risk-of-soft-tissue. Based on FDA recall #Z-0479-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0479-2023%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Damaged cables in the cot can cause unintended motion, making the cot lower faster than expected. This may lead to soft tissue injuries like scrapes or bruises on patients.

Who’s affected

Parents or caregivers of infants or children using the recalled Power-PRO 2 cots are most at risk of soft tissue injuries if the cot moves unexpectedly.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Power-PRO 2 cots with model number 6507. The US serial numbers start with 2204000 and the international serial numbers start with 2205000 or 2203000.

  • Brand
    Stryker
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Cot for Damaged Cables

    Inspect the cot for any signs of damaged cables that could cause unintended motion.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and Foreign to countries of: Australia, Canada, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 40 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 11, 202212. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 14, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 21, 202232022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0479-2023 (November 11, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0479-2023 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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