MAGNUS operating table system 118001C0Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046768031555), received between Apr 24, 2024 and Apr 24, 2026 — classified as 5 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Failure” (4 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 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 24, 2026Unintended Movement

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR TABLE 118001C0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN, MOBILE. AS IT WAS STATED, DURING THE POSITIONING PROCEDURE, THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT WAS ON THE OPERATING TABLE AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE BEING MADE USING THE WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL. WHEN THE BUTTON TO LOWER THE TABLE WAS PRESSED, THE COLUMN DID NOT EXECUTE THE COMMANDED MOVEMENT. INSTEAD, IT BEGAN TILTING TOWARD THE PATIENT¿S LEFT SIDE AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNCONTROLLABLY, EVEN AFTER THE BUTTON WAS RELEASED. THIS CREATED A RISK OF PATIENT FALL, WHICH WAS ULTIMATELY AVOIDED. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY UNINTENDED MOVEMENT RESULTING IN THE CHANGE OF THE PATIENT'S POSITION, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24979272 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 8, 2026Positioning Failure

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS. AS STATED, DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON A PATIENT, THE OPERATING TABLE COLUMN BECAME INOPERATIVE, EVEN WITH 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 24813036 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 26, 2024Positioning Failure; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Positioning Failure; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 118001C0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN, MOBILE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN BROKE DOWN DURING EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY ON THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT. THE TABLE TOP WAS IN AN INCLINED POSITION AND THE PATIENT WAS NON-TRANSFERABLE. ACCORDING TO THE PROVIDED INFORMATION, THE TABLE COULD NOT BE OPERATED USING THE REMOTE CONTROL OR OVERRIDE PANEL AND THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE BASE OR ON THE CONTROL PANEL WHEN THE CHARGER WAS PLUGGED IN. FOLLOWING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN FUSE DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE COLUMN COULD BE WOKEN UP. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A 30-MINUTE DELAY. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATIONS, NAMELY THE OPERATING TABLE NOT RESPONDING TO THE REMOTE CONTROL OR OVERRIDE PANEL LEADING TO THE INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AND PROCEDURAL DELAY DURING THE EMERGENCY SURGERY, WERE TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20308980 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 14, 2024Positioning Failure; Failure to Interrogate; Positioning Failure; Failure to Interrogate

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 118001C0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN, MOBILE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE TABLE COLUMN STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH ANY CONTROLS. THE SURGERY WAS DELAYED BY 20 MINUTES. DUE TO THE ISSUE, IT WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT FROM THE OPERATING TABLE AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. ACCORDING TO THE PROVIDED INFORMATION, THE OVERRIDE PANEL DID NOT WORK EVEN WHEN THE DEVICE WAS CONNECTED TO AC POWER. AFTER SWITCHING THE FUSE OFF AND BACK ON, THE EQUIPMENT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. 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 OVERRIDE PANEL, LEADING TO THE INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE DURING SURGERY, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19979120 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 24, 2024Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

  ON (B)(6) 2024, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 118001C0 - MAGNUS TABLE COLUMN, MOBILE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE USER REPORTED ERRORS 96 AND 107 RELATED TO OVERCURRENT. FOLLOWING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, THE ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED. THE COLUMN WAS BLOCKED AND DID NOT MOVE UP/ DOWN DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF HYDRAULIC UNIT. ON (B)(6) 2024, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. AS IT WAS STATED, THE TABLE REMAINED BLOCKED WITH THE PATIENT IN EXTREME TILT AND ANTI-TRENDELENBURG POSITION. THE COLUMN DID NOT RESPOND TO COMMANDS TO BRING THE TABLE TOP TO "0" POSITION AND THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. AS A RESULT, THE INTERVENTION WAS COMPLETED IN NON-ERGONOMIC POSITION AND INTUBATED PATIENT HAD TO BE TRANSFERRED MANUALLY TO THE HOSPITAL BED AT THE END OF SURGERY. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AS REQUIRED DURING PROCEDURE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF HYDRAULIC UNIT, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19171875 ↗