Medical King Recalls About 222,000 Adult Portable Bed Rails Due to Serious Entrapment and Asphyxia Hazards; One Death Reported
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 25046
- Recall date
- Nov 14, 2024
- Units
- About 222,000
- Remedy
- Repair, Replace
- Firm
- Medical King
- Made in
- China
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact Medical King to receive a free repair kit or a replacement bed rail, depending on the model.
Contact: Medical King toll-free at 888-715-2630 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at https://medicalkingusa.com/products/recalls or https://medicalkingusa.com and click on "Product Recalls" at the top of the page for more information.
Hazard
When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.
How to identify the recalled product
This recall involves the Bed Assist Rail with Adjustable Heights (model numbers 7007 and 7057) and the Bed Assist Rail Without Legs (model number 7037). The Bed Assist Rail with Adjustable Heights is made of black or white metal tubing with a rounded black foam rubber grip handle and a fabric pouch. The Bed Assist Rail Without Legs is made of silver metal tubing with a black foam rubber grip handle and a black fabric pouch. There are no model numbers or brand-specific labels on the recalled bed rails.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Nov 14, 2024. It covers About 222,000 units. The remedy type is repair: the firm will fix the product, or send you a part or kit to fix it. The remedy type is replace: the firm will send or give you a replacement product. Reported incidents: Medical King has received one report of a death involving the Bed Assist Rail with Adjustable Heights, model number 7007. In November 2023, at a residential care facility in South Carolina, a 66-year-old man died after becoming entrapped between his mattress and the bed rail.
Where it was sold
Medical King sold about 222,000 of the recalled bed rails from January 2020 through March 2024 for about $40. The recalled bed rails were sold online via Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target Plus, eBay, Kohls.com and medicalkingusa.com.
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- Home 4U, Inc., dba. Medical King, of Brooklyn, New York
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Medical-King-Recalls-About-222-000-Adult-Portable-Bed-Ra…
- Last published by CPSC
- Nov 14, 2024
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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