The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0918-2015·Announced 2015-01-14

Trumpf Medical Systems Recalls JUPITER U Cable Remote Controls

Trumpf Medical Systems is recalling 137 JUPITER U cable remote controls due to reports of unintended movement during surgical cases.

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 medical device with a risk of unintended movement during surgery, which poses a risk of harm to patients, but no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Trumpf Medical Systems, Inc. is recalling 137 units of the Cable remote control JUPITER U (Material no. 4500119). The affected units have serial numbers up to and including 102306915. These remote controls are used for patient positioning during surgery and patient transport on operating tabletops.

The recall was initiated due to complaints of unintended movement occurring during surgical cases caused by the use of damaged JUPITER remotes. The affected remote controls are used with various operating table columns and tables, including the Mobile column JUPITER System U, Mobile column JUPITER System Miyabi U, and Operating table JUPITER UNIVERSAL U.

The products were distributed worldwide, including in the United States and Canada. Users should stop using the affected remote controls and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Cable remote control JUPITER U, Material no.4500119, Serial number: to (incl.) 102306915. 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 s
Manufacturer
Trumpf Medical Systems, Inc.
Category
Medical Device — Operating Table Remote Control
Hazard
Affected units
137

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 (17)

  • Material no. 4500113
  • Mobile column JUPITER System Miyabi U
  • Material no. 1574977
  • Operating table column JUPITER SM 360 U
  • Material no. 1389824
  • Operating table column JUPITER SF U OCE
  • Material no. 1622774
  • Stationary column JUPITER System U
  • Material no. 4500112
  • FLOOR MOUNTING COLUMN JUPITER U
  • Material no. 1276277
  • Floor mounting column JUPITER 360 U
  • Material no.1389826
  • Operating table JUPITER UNIVERSAL U
  • Material no. 4500170
  • OR-TABLE JUPITER UNIVERSAL CARBON U
  • Material no.1223188.

Distribution

Distributed in 25 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Trumpf Medical Systems, Inc. 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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