Head-Positioning accessories 1739994Recalls & reported problems
Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. KG · Adapter for head positioning · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00887761972780), received between Mar 3, 2026 and Mar 3, 2026 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Fell” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Recalls naming this device
- Apr 21, 2026Open, Classified
The Adapter for Head Positioning accessory may become loose during patient positioning and unintentionally move when used in conjunction with the side rails of the Upper Back Section H V U component on Baxter operating tables.
Z-2638-2026 · Root cause: Device Design · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Fell1
Patient problems
- Hyperextension1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 3, 2026Device Fell
BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT STATING THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, AN ADAPTER FOR HEAD POSITIONING SLIPPED OFF THE STANDARD UPPER BACK PLATE RAIL WHEN PLACING A PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS UNINJURED, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS FINISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO HARM OR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: Hyperextension
MAUDE report 24497847 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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