Transporter 118064B0Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04046768041059), received between Jul 5, 2024 and Jul 5, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Battery Problem” (1 report).

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJul 5, 2024Positioning Failure; Battery Problem; Positioning Failure; Battery Problem

  ON 1ST JULY 2024, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR TRANSPORTERS - 118064B0 TRANSPORTER AND ITS BATTERY - 100975A0 - LI-ION BATTERY WITH CHARGING INDICATION. AS IT WAS STATED, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE PATIENT INTO A FOOT-DOWN POSITION, "CHARGE TABLE SURFACE BATTERY" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE WIRED REMOTE CONTROL AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TILT THE OPERATING TABLE TRANSPORTER. ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER ALLEGATION, THE BATTERIES STILL SHOWED READINESS FOR USE WITH THE GREEN LED DISPLAY. WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED, THE PATIENT WAS BEING PREPARED IN EMERGENCY (N01) FOR RE-LAPAROSCOPY FOR STENOSIS OF A GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY AFTER ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS (RYGB) SURGERY. ACCORDING TO PROVIDED INFORMATION, IT WAS TIME-CRITICAL INTERVENTION WITH RELEVANT FINDINGS AND THE PATIENT WAS AT MAXIMUM RISK OF ASPIRATION. RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION (RSI) IN FOOT-DOWN POSITION WAS PLANNED. DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH EXISTING BATTERY, THE TIME WAS LOST AS THE STAFF HAD TO SEARCH FOR A NEW BATTERY. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATIONS, NAMELY THE INABILITY TO POSITION THE PATIENT AND DELAY IN EMERGENCY SU

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19678473 ↗