MAGNUS operating table system 118001A0Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046768031500), received between Nov 29, 2023 and Nov 21, 2025 — classified as 6 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Failure” (6 reports).

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

1. Feb 11, 2021Open, Classified

   There is a potential for hydraulic leakage at the inclination function to occur resulting in an unintended Trendelenburg or anti-Trendelenburg movement of the table top depending on patient positioning which may lead to the patient having to be transferred to another OR table causing a delay in the procedure.

   Z-1296-2021 · Root cause: Device Design · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionNov 21, 2025Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS ¿ 118001A0 ¿ MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN FOR BUILT-IN PLATE. AS STATED, DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON A PATIENT IN CRITICAL CONDITION, THE OPERATING TABLE COLUMN BECAME INOPERATIVE - BOTH THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE REMOTE CONTROL WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN THE TRANSFER OF THE PATIENT TO ANOTHER OPERATING ROOM. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE OPERATING TABLE NOT RESPONDING TO THE REMOTE CONTROL OR THE OVERRIDE PANEL, LEADING TO INABILITY TO POSITION THE PATIENT AS REQUIRED, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23617776 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 6, 2024Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure; Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure

  ON 20TH JUNE 2024, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 118001A0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN FOR BUILT-IN PLATE. INITIALLY PROVIDED INFORMATION SUGGESTED COLUMN FAILURE. ON 31ST JULY 2024, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. AS IT WAS STATED, THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING PLANNED CARDIAC SURGERY ON THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT. NO MOVEMENT WAS POSSIBLE USING REMOTE CONTROL AS WELL AS OVERRIDE PANEL, PREVENTING THE PATIENT FROM BEING POSITIONED FOR THE PLANNED PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER OPERATING ROOM. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY OPERATING TABLE NOT RESPONDING TO REMOTE CONTROL NOR OVERRIDE PANEL LEADING TO INABILITY TO POSITION THE PATIENT AS REQUIRED AND RESULTING IN TRANSFER TO ANOTHER OPERATING ROOM, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19917864 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 11, 2024Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

  ON 27TH MARCH 2024,, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 118001A0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN FOR BUILT-IN PLATE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE TABLE TOP COULD NOT BE LIFTED BY THE COLUMN WHILE THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT WAS ON THE TABLE. THE PROBLEM RESULTED IN A SMALL DELAY IN START OF SURGERY. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GETINGE TECHNICIAN FOLLOWING SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, THE ISSUE WITH HYDRAULIC UNIT WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE DELAY IN SURGERY RESULTING IN PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19086124 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 23, 2024Failure to Conduct; Positioning Failure; Misconnection; Failure to Conduct; Positioning Failure; Misconnection

  ON 10TH JANUARY 2024 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 118001A0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN FOR BUILT-IN PLATE. AS IT WAS STATED, AT THE END OF PROCEDURE, THE OPERATING TABLE TOP WAS NO LONGER RECOGNIZED CORRECTLY DUE TO DAMAGED CONTACT MODULE ON THE COLUMN. THE ISSUE LED TO A DELAY IN OPERATION ON THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT. THE PATIENT HAD TO BE MOVED TO ANOTHER OPERATING TABLE FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. THE INCIDENT WAS INITIALLY ASSESSED AS REPORTABLE DUE TO A DELAY IN SURGERY RESULTING IN PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME. RECENTLY, THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REEVALUATED AS ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXPERT'S ASSESSMENT, THE PROCEDURAL DELAY DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR CLINICAL RELEVANCE IN THIS SITUATION. THE SCENARIO DESCRIBED IN THE RECORD IS CONSIDERED AS NON-REPORTABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18562077 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 23, 2024Failure to Conduct; Positioning Failure; Misconnection; Failure to Conduct; Positioning Failure; Misconnection

  ON (B)(6) 2024 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 118001A0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN FOR BUILT-IN PLATE. AS IT WAS STATED, AT THE END OF PROCEDURE, THE OPERATING TABLE TOP WAS NO LONGER RECOGNIZED CORRECTLY DUE TO DAMAGED CONTACT MODULE ON THE COLUMN. THE ISSUE LED TO A DELAY IN OPERATION ON THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT. THE PATIENT HAD TO BE MOVED TO ANOTHER OPERATING TABLE FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE DELAY IN SURGERY RESULTING IN PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18562076 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 29, 2023Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure; Positioning Problem; Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure; Positioning Problem

  ON (B)(3) 2023 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR TABLE COLUMNS ¿118001A0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN FOR BUILT-IN PLATE. AS IT WAS STATED, DURING THE SURGERY OF THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT, THE LONGITUDINAL DISPLACEMENT CONNECTION WITH THE TABLE TOP WAS LOST. THE STAFF TRIED TO MOVE THE TABLE TO THE DESIRED POSITION WHAT RESULTED IN DELAY IN TREATMENT (AROUND 2 MINUTES). THE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE DELAY IN SURGERY RESULTING IN PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18225426 ↗