Following the reported event, user facility personnel removed the table from service.A steris service technician arrived onsite to inspect the table and found that the table's column shrouds were damaged which caused the outer shroud layer to contact the table's override control switches resulting in the reported event.The table was installed in 2006 making it approximately 14 years old and is not under steris service agreement; the user facility is responsible for all maintenance activities.The damage to the column shrouds was caused by storing items on the base of the table.The 3085 sp surgical table operator manual states (1-3), "warning - personal injury and/or equipment damage hazard: storing items on table base may result in equipment damage causing inadvertent tabletop movement placing patient and/or user at risk of personal injury.Do not use table base for storage." the user facility was provided a quote for the repairs to the table.A steris account manager offered in-service training on the proper use and operation of the 3085 sp surgical table, specifically the importance of not storing items on the base of the table; however, the user facility declined.No additional issues have been reported.
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