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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0211-2025·Announced 2024-10-30

Baxter Operating Table TruSystem 7000 Recalled for Battery Short-Circuit Risk

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling the TruSystem 7000 Operating Table due to battery and connector short-circuits that can emit smoke, creating fire and electrical hazards during surgery.

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: This is a Class II recall involving a medical operating table where the battery system can short-circuit and emit smoke, creating fire and electrical hazards in the operating room. No injuries or deaths have been reported, placing this in the High (3) category as a risk-of-harm product without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling the Operating Table TruSystem 7000 (Product code REF 1841046) due to a hazard with the battery system. Approximately 397 units of this equipment have been distributed worldwide.

The batteries and their connectors have been reported to experience electrical short-circuits and emit smoke. These failures create fire and electrical hazards that could endanger patients and operating room personnel during surgical procedures.

Healthcare facilities using this operating table should immediately discontinue use and contact Baxter Healthcare Corporation for repair, replacement, or other resolution options. All serial numbers of the affected product are included in this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Baxter Operating Table TruSystem 7000, Product code REF 1841046
Manufacturer
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Category
Medical Device — Surgical Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
397

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 (2)

  • UDI/DI 00887761968714
  • All Serial Numbers

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Baxter Healthcare Corporation under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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