During the time of the reported event, the employee was loading instruments when one of the wheels fell off the transfer carriage subsequently allowing the transfer carriage to fall to the floor.The user facility did not disclose if the instruments subject of the event were reprocessed prior to use.A steris service technician arrived onsite to inspect the transfer carriage and found that the wedges had become loose subsequently causing the wheel to fall off.The technician performed the necessary repairs to reattach the wheel, tested the unit, confirmed it to be operating according to specification, and returned it to service.The unit was installed in 2016 and is not under steris service agreement.The user facility is responsible for all maintenance activities.No additional issues have been reported.
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