Vive Health Recalls Bed Rails Due to Entrapment Risk

0:00It's March 26. From your city to your ears, this is Birmingham News today, powered by AI. Vive Health of Naples, Florida, is recalling certain adult portable bedrails because they pose a serious risk of entrapment and asphyxiation, which can lead to injury or death. Users can get trapped inside the rail or between it and the mattress side. The company has reports of two deaths from this issue in September 2024. One death involved a 97-year-old man in a Texas-assisted living facility and the other, a 93-year-old man at his home in Florida. The recall covers three models, the compact bed rail, Model LVA-2009 SLV, Bedrail Collection V, Model LVA-2097 SLV, and Bedrail Model LVA-1024, bought on or before August 21, 2023. These rails feature silver or white metal tubing with a black foam grip and might not show the model number or brand. They sold nationwide

1:03and medical supply stores online at Vive Health.com and Amazon from September 2019 through December 20. 25. Price between 45 and $90. The company had already recalled newer versions of the LVA-1024 model, bought after August 21, 2023, back in February 2026. Officials stress the dangers for vulnerable users like seniors. If you have one of these, stop using it right away and email recalls at Vive Health.com for a full refund. Just mark recall on the upper and lower parts, snap a photo with your name on paper and send it over to wrap this up safely.