Mayborn USA Recalls to Repair Baby Monitors Due to Strangulation Hazard

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Jul 24, 2014, 12:00 ET

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Recall Summary

Name of product: Tommee Tippee® Monitor with Movement Sensor Pad

Hazard: Child can pull sensor pad cord into crib and wrap around the neck, posing a strangulation hazard.

Remedy: Repair

Consumer Contact: Mayborn USA toll-free at (866) 214-1537 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at http://www.tommeetippee.us/ and click on "Safety Recall" at the lower center area to order the free cord cover kit and for more information.

Photos are available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Mayborn-USA-Recalls-to-Repair-Baby-Monitors/

Recall Details

Units: About 25,000 in the U.S. and 3,500 in Canada

Description: This recall involves two models of the Tommee Tippee Movement and Sound Baby Monitors with Sensor Pads. The product comes in three parts; the baby unit, parent unit and the movement sensor pad. The pad is white with a 10 foot cord that runs from the pad to the baby monitor unit. Both models come with a sensor pad that fits under the baby's crib mattress and sounds an alarm if no movement is detected for 20 seconds. There is a keypad and small screen above the keypad on both the baby unit and the parent unit. The recalled products include models 1082S and 1094S. Model 1094S includes a night-vision video camera. Model numbers are located on the bottom of the base of the recharger and also on the bottom of the camera.

Incidents/Injuries: No injuries have been reported.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately make sure all monitor cords are out of reach of the child and contact Mayborn USA for a free cord cover kit that includes rigid protective cord covers through which the sensor pad cords can be threaded, a new, permanent electric cord warning label about the strangulation risk, and revised instructions.

Sold at: Toys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us stores and Amazon.com, since September 2011 for approximately $150.

Importer: Mayborn USA, Inc.

Manufactured in: China

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/40557r-eng.php

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