Patient was on roto-prone bed therapy.Staff caring for patient noted a "rubber smell" followed by a visual spark/orange flash coming from the power "injuction" of the unit.The unit shut down.It was unplugged and removed immediately from service.There was no injury to the patient.The unit was a rental item from the local distributor.The item was removed from service by transferring the patient from the device to a regular intensive care unit bed.Our engineering department removed the device from the treatment location and contacted the local distributor who retrieved the item and replaced it with a new unit.No harm resulted from this incident.Therapy was briefly interrupted with no impact to patient condition.
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