High FDA (Devices)·Z-0141-2015·Announced 2014-11-05

Trumpf TITAN Operating Room Table Recalled for Unintended Movement

Trumpf Medical Systems is recalling 184 TITAN Operating Room Tables due to unintended movement during surgery caused by damaged remotes.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk medical device defect (unintended movement during surgery) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Trumpf Medical Systems, Inc. is recalling 184 units of the TITAN Operating Room Table. The recall is due to unintended movement of the operating table during surgical cases, which is attributed to the use of damaged TITAN remotes.

The affected units were distributed nationwide in the United States and internationally to Canada. The specific serial numbers for the recalled units are 1465166, 1228073, 1397903, and 4544260.

Healthcare facilities should contact Trumpf Medical Systems for instructions on how to address the defect and ensure patient safety during surgical procedures.

The recalled product

Product: TITAN Operating Room Table Patient positioning during surgery, ranging from anesthesia induction to actual surgery to recovery from anesthesia. Patient transport on the operating tabletop, from the patient transfer system to the operating theatre or from the operating theatre
Manufacturer: Trumpf Medical Systems, Inc.
Category: Medical Device — Operating Room Equipment
Hazard: unintended-movement
patient-injury
Affected units: 184

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (4)

TITAN Operating Tables: 1465166
1228073
1397903
4544260.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 27 states specifically:

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