Arjo was informed about an event with involvement of system 2000 bath.It was reported that the device was being tested by the arjo technician and when he leaned on the tub, the tub tipped over and dumped out the water over the floor.No injury was reported to be a result of this event.The cause of the bath tipping over appeared to be related to the left rear bolt (which holds the leg in place) being pulled out.Bath's leg bolts were checked and this bolt was passable due to damaged thread.Also due the tub tipping over the tub shell became cracked as it hit the floor.The device was removed from use.The described fault occurred during installation which was performed according to the assembly and installation manual, which states the following in section related to bath¿s legs: ¿(¿) ensure that the bushings are positioned correctly against the panel.Tighten the screws to a torque of 44nm.¿.No defect was noticed before installation of the screw in bath leg.Bolts were checked with torque wrench as instructed.The arjo technician found faulty bolt possible to be pulled out.To verify a possibility of part manufacturing error the current manufacturing stock check was performed, but no non-conformities were detected.The evaluation of the device and damaged component did not lead to any clear conclusion.Based on the conducted investigation it was not possible to determine the exact cause of the screw fault and the event occurrence.Please note that if any further information affecting the conclusion of the investigation will be provided after its closure, it will be updated accordingly.In summary, the system 2000 bath was not used, when the event occurred, but was tested by the qualified personnel.Based on the performed evaluation of the arjo device, it was not according to the manufacturer¿s specification as the leg screw¿s thread was damaged.This complaint was decided to be reported to the competent authorities in abundance of caution due to a risk of an injury occurrence related to bath tipping over.
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