The bed inspection revealed that the openbus 1900 cable was torn.Arjo was not informed about the circumstances in which the cable was damaged.The damaged cable is a part of openbuss system.It¿s malfunction causes no electrical functions of the bed.Thus, the bed was stuck in the trendelenburg position.The main factor that could lead to the openbus 1900 cable being torn might be related to an excessive force applied to the cable due to the collision with obstacles.However, there was no customer allegation about the event causing bed damage.Thus, the exact root cause of the observed malfunction is impossible to define.According to the citadel plus instruction for use (ifu 831.374-en rev.I) to avoid device damage: - before driving bed forward or backwards using power drive system ¿ensure pathway is clear of cords, hoses and obstacles¿ - ¿keep all equipment, tubes and lines, loose clothing, hair and parts of the body away from moving parts and pinch points¿ the preventive maintenance section of ifu indicates to ¿carry out a full test of all electrical bed positioning functions (backrest, height, tilt, etc.)¿ weekly.The arjo device was not meeting its specification as the bed¿s openbus 1900 cable was damaged.The citadel plus bed was used for the patient treatment at time of the event.The complaint was decided to be reportable due to the allegation of the bed being stuck in trendelenburg position.No injury occurred.
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