On 7th october 2023 getinge became aware of an issue with one of our table tops - 118016a1 - magnus carbon-fibre table top,185 cm, eu used with 118001b2 hybrid or table column, surface-mounted.According to initially provided information, during longitudinal shift the table top moved to a certain position and one side of the table top dropped by 2-3 cm resulting in lost position of the table and inability to move the device.As it was stated, the issue occurred during preoperative preparation and patient was on the operating table, however, was not under anesthesia.After suspending the operation for approximately 15 minutes, the equipment was restarted and the procedure continued.On (b)(6) 2023, additional information was received.According to information provided in customer investigation, the incident occurred during upper extremity arterial thrombectomy.The rest of the day's operations had to be postponed.We decided to report the issue, namely the interruption of surgery leading to a procedural delay, which depending on patient conditions could lead to serious injury in case of event reoccurrence.
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