Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published August 11, 2021
Hill-Rom LikoStretch Mod 600 IC Recall: Risk of Patient Sliding During Lift
Hill-Rom recalls LikoStretch Mod 600 IC models 3156065 and 3156065B (obsolete since June 2020) due to potential patient sliding during lifts. Affected units may require correction to prevent falls.
Stretch Leveller has the potential to lose the function of maintaining a patient in the horizontal position when lifting and in motion. When this function is lost the patient can slide backwards and potentially may fall out of the Oct lift sheet back onto the surface it is being lifted from.
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📍Recalling firmHill-Rom, Inc.1069 State Road 46 E · Batesville, IN 47006-7520
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Hill-Rom recalls two versions of the LikoStretch Mod 600 IC patient lift system because it can fail to keep patients horizontal during movement, causing them to slide backward and potentially fall. This risk is most concerning for healthcare workers using the device in hospitals. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/61957-hill-rom-likostretch-mod-600-ic-recall-risk-of-patient.
“Hill-Rom LikoStretch Mod 600 IC Recall: Risk of Patient Sliding During Lift.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61957-hill-rom-likostretch-mod-600-ic-recall-risk-of-patient. Based on FDA recall #Z-2601-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2601-2021%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on August 11, 2021, that Hill-Rom, Inc. is recalling LikoStretch Mod 600 IC stretch levellers due to a hazard where the device may lose its ability to maintain a patient in a horizontal position during lifting. This malfunction can cause patients to slide backwards and fall out of the lift sheet.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Hill-Rom
Product: LikoStretch Mod 600 IC, Model Number: 3156065
Product: LikoStretch Mod 600 IC, Wide, Model Number: 3156065B (obsolete since 12JUN2020)
UDI: 0887761GMN000036U9
Distribution: Worldwide, including US states AZ, CA, CO, DE, IL, ME, MI, MO, MS, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WA and countries Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Province of China, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
The hazard
The Stretch Leveller has the potential to lose the function of maintaining a patient in the horizontal position when lifting and in motion. When this function is lost, the patient can slide backwards and potentially may fall out of the Oct lift sheet back onto the surface it is being lifted from.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Hill-Rom, Inc. has had 9 other recalls on record since January 12, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Hill-Rom Traverse Rail Carriers (January 14, 2022), Hill-Rom Liko M220 Lifts (December 23, 2021), and Hill-Rom NaviCare/Voalte Nurse Call Systems (October 14, 2021). Other recent recalls of similar products include Mirion Captus 4000e Thyroid Uptake System Recall (July 20, 2026), Siemens ARTIS icono floor recall (May 20, 2026), and GE Medical Systems Israel SMV BodyTrack Nuclear Medicine Systems Recall (December 10, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for model numbers 3156065 (standard) or 3156065B (wide) on the device. These models were obsolete since June 2020 and are no longer sold.
Brand
Hill-Rom
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 5 products
All 5 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, CO, DE, IL, ME, MI, MO, MS, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WA and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Province of China, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-2597-2021
OctoStretch with Stretch Leveller - The combination of this products allows the user to easily adjust/control the center of gravity during lift of patient. Model Number: 3156056; N/A
440 units
Z-2598-2021
FlexoStretch Model Number: 3156057 - The combination of this products allows the user to easily adjust/control the center of gravity during lift of patient.; N/A
129 units
Z-2599-2021
Stretch Leveller Model Number: 3156200 - The combination of this products allows the user to easily adjust/control the center of gravity during lift of patient.; N/A
122 units
Z-2600-2021
LikoStretch 1900 Model Number: 3156051 - The combination of this products allows the user to easily adjust/control the center of gravity during lift of patient.; N/A
9 units
Z-2601-2021
LikoStretch Mod 600 IC Model Number: 3156065 LikoStretch Mod 600 IC, Wide Model Number: 3156065B (obsolete since 12JUN2020) - The combination of this products allows the user to easily adjust/control the center of gravity during lift of patient.; N/A LikoStretch Mod 600 IC, Wide 3156065B UDI: 0887761GMN000036U9
Undetermined
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Device Model
Look for model numbers 3156065 or 3156065B on the LikoStretch Mod 600 IC device.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 14 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, CO, DE, IL, ME, MI, MO, MS, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WA and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 56 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-2601-2021 (August 11, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2601-2021 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 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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