Baxter Operating Table Recalled for Battery Short-Circuit and Smoke Risk
Baxter is recalling its TruSystem 7000 operating table worldwide due to customer reports of battery and connector short-circuits that emitted smoke. All serial numbers are affected.
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: FDA Class II recall with reported electrical short-circuit and smoke hazard in operating table batteries and connectors. No injuries or illnesses have been reported. Per the rubric, this is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, warranting a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling the Operating Table TruSystem 7000 (MBW), Product code REF 1841048, worldwide. The recall affects all units with UDI/DI 00887761968714.
The company received customer reports indicating that the batteries and their connectors in the operating table experienced electrical short-circuits and/or emitted smoke. These reports prompted the recall of all serial numbers of this model.
Baxter has not reported any injuries or illnesses associated with this hazard. Facilities using this operating table should contact Baxter Healthcare Corporation for information regarding the recall and options for replacement or repair.
The recalled product
- Product
- Baxter Operating Table TruSystem 7000 (MBW), Product code REF 1841048
- Manufacturer
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Category
- Medical Device — Operating Table
- Hazard
- electrical-short-circuit
- fire-risk
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.
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