Around 1450 a staff member called the charge nurse regarding the surgeon's concern of a smoke smell from the or room.I went in the room and smelled smoke from the right bottom corner of the room coming from the hallway.I informed the charge nurse and instructed her to activate a fire code.Patient was draped but no incision was made yet.The back table, mayo stand and patient's covered with drape.The surgeon told me that the odor that it was coming from the trashbag.I took the trashbag from the room and opened it but did not smell anything.I also took the hovermat machine outside the room and did not smell anything from it either.Another team member walked in and figured that the neptune machine was creating the smoke smell.The machine was unplugged.Fire marshall and fire safety walked in the room and was informed about the neptune machine.Neptune machine given to clinical engineering.Stryker neptune 3 rover ref 0703-001-000; sn (b)(4).Device had passed pm's approximately 2 months ago.
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