MEERA mobile operating table 720001B0Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 13 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046768124332), received between Jul 11, 2023 and Sep 25, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries, 4 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (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. Oct 3, 2024Open, Classified

   Error code "50037" occurs on the IR-Hand Control when a MEERA-table is controlled, and the table stops the movement. This error may occur sporadically when the MEERA-table is controlled via an IR-Hand Control and may result in procedural delay

   Z-0456-2025 · Root cause: Component design/selection · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 13 most recent of 13 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjurySep 25, 2026Device Fell

  Getinge became aware of an issue with one of our MEERA mobile operating table. As it was stated, the table fell on the doctor's foot. The affected doctor was referred to the hospital's Emergency Department, where imaging studies (X-rays) confirmed a fracture of the right great toe.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 50897657 ↗
• InjurySep 25, 2026Device Fell

  Getinge became aware of an issue with one of our MEERA mobile operating table. As it was stated, the table fell on the doctor's foot. The affected doctor was referred to the hospital's Emergency Department, where imaging studies (X-rays) confirmed a fracture of the right great toe.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 50893681 ↗
• InjurySep 15, 2026Use of Device Problem

  Patient problems: Crushing Injury

  MAUDE report 50777168 ↗
• InjurySep 15, 2026Use of Device Problem

  Getinge became aware of an incident involving a mobile operating table. During a surgical procedure, a nurse activated the base lock mechanism. At the time of lock activation, the surgeon's foot was positioned beneath the table base. Engagement of the base lock resulted in a crush injury to the surgeon's foot. Following visualization of the injury, the surgeon experienced a vasovagal syncope episode, including malaise and required immediate medical attention within the healthcare facility.

  Patient problems: Crushing Injury

  MAUDE report 50771445 ↗
• InjuryFeb 25, 2026Positioning Failure

  GETINGE HAS BECOME AWARE OF AN ISSUE INVOLVING ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES, MODEL 720001B0 ¿ MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. AS REPORTED, DURING A TOTAL INTRAOVARIAN HYSTERECTOMY AND RESECTION OF AN ENDOMETRIOSIS LESION PERFORMED VIA ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPY, THE OPERATING TABLE BECAME STUCK IN ITS LOWEST POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE SURGERY HAD TO BE TERMINATED. BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE HAD ALREADY BEGUN AND INCISIONS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE SERIOUS INJURY SUSTAINED BY THE USER.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury

  MAUDE report 24443011 ↗
• InjuryFeb 25, 2026Positioning Failure

  GETINGE HAS BECOME AWARE OF AN ISSUE INVOLVING ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES, MODEL 720001B0 ¿ MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. AS REPORTED, DURING A TOTAL INTRAOVARIAN HYSTERECTOMY AND RESECTION OF AN ENDOMETRIOSIS LESION PERFORMED VIA ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPY, THE OPERATING TABLE BECAME STUCK IN ITS LOWEST POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE SURGERY HAD TO BE TERMINATED. BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE HAD ALREADY BEGUN AND INCISIONS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE SERIOUS INJURY SUSTAINED BY THE USER.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury

  MAUDE report 24442139 ↗
• InjuryJan 28, 2026Use of Device Problem

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING ONE OF OUR OPERATING TABLES, 720001B0, MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. DURING SURGERY, A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL STAFF HAD THEIR FOOT TRAPPED IN THE BASE OF THE OPERATING TABLE. THIS LED TO THE STAFF MEMBER SUSTAINING A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE LEFT LEG, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND HOSPITALIZATION. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO THE SERIOUS INJURY OF THE USER. ACCORDING TO THE GETINGE TECHNICIAN WHO EVALUATED THE OR TABLE ON SITE, THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE TABLE.

  Patient problems: Limb Fracture

  MAUDE report 24197979 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 23, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B0 - MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, DURING A PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE WITH AN ANESTHETIZED PATIENT ON THE TABLE IN THE LITHOTOMY POSITION, THE ATTENDING TECHNICIAN USED THE REMOTE CONTROL TO RETURN THE TABLE TO THE "0 POSITION¿. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE TABLE DROPPED DOWN ABRUPTLY, CAUSING THE PATIENT TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE FLOOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE LEG SECTION HITTING THE GROUND AND COMING SURGERY POSTPONED. THE OPERATION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PATIENT WAS SHIFTED TO POST-RECOVERY. DURING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE OPERATING TABLE WAS CHECKED. ALL POSITIONS WERE WORKING AND NO ERROR WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN OF THE HAND CONTROL. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE OPERATING TABLE RESULTING IN THE PATIENT¿S FALL, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22076339 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 22, 2024Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B0 - MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. ACCORDING TO INITIALLY PROVIDED INFORMATION, AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE PLATE OCCURRED DURING AN INTERVENTION. THERE WERE NO MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT OR THE SURGICAL TEAM. LATER ON, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO CONFIRM THAT A TILT MOVEMENT WITHOUT USING REMOTE CONTROL OCCURRED WITH A PATIENT ON THE TABLE. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED FOLLOWING SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, DAMAGED MAINS SUPPLY CABLE (31153373) WAS FOUND, MOTOR WAS ADJUSTED, COLUMN LUBRICATION AND LEG CYLINDER BLEEDING WERE PERFORMED. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE UNINTENDED TILT MOTION WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A PATIENT FALLING FROM THE TABLE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20756942 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 27, 2024Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B0 - MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE OCCURRED WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE CONTROL, WHICH LED TO THE PATIENT PARTIALLY SLIPPING OFF THE TABLE TOP. FORTUNATELY, THE STAFF MANAGED TO RESTRAIN THE PATIENT AND PREVENT THE FALL. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC BILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA PROCEDURE ON THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT AND RESULTED IN A DELAY. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE UNINTENDED MOTION OF THE TABLE LEADING TO A CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S POSITION, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19622390 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 4, 2023Use of Device Problem; Device Fell; Use of Device Problem; Device Fell

  ON 7TH JULY 2023 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN INCIDENT WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES ¿ 720001B0 - MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, DURING SURGERY, THE TABLE'S BASE FELL ON THE DOCTOR'S FOOT WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURE. ACCORDING TO THE PROVIDED INFORMATION, THE TABLE WAS IN THE REVERSE TRENDELENBURG AND MOST LIKELY THE TABLE GOT CAUGHT ON THE OBJECT THAT WAS PLACED UNDERNEATH WHICH CONSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN LIFTING THE BASE OF MEERA TABLE. WHEN THE MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE WAS INITIATED, THE OBJECT WHICH SUPPORTED THE TABLE'S WEIGHT MOVED AND THE BASE OF THE TABLE DROPPED. THE EVENT WAS REPORTED UNDER 8010652-2023-00054. ON 11TH JULY 2023 INFORMATION REGARDING ADDITIONAL EVENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. IT WAS STATED THE PATIENT SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES OF LOW SEVERITY DUE TO THE INCIDENT. NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING PATIENT'S INJURY WERE PROVIDED. AS AN EFFECT OF THE EVENT OCCURRENCE, THE SURGERY WAS DELAYED LEADING TO THE PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME OF THE PATIENT. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY BASE OF THE TABLE DROPPING DURING SURGERY LEADING TO THE INJURY OF THE PATIENT AND RESULTING IN A DELAY AND PROLONG

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 17458653 ↗
• InjuryJul 11, 2023Use of Device Problem; Device Fell; Use of Device Problem; Device Fell

  ON 7TH JULY 2023, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN INCIDENT WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES ¿ 720001B0 - MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, DURING A SURGERY, THE TABLE'S BASE FELL ON THE DOCTOR'S FOOT WHAT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE. ACCORDING TO THE PROVIDED INFORMATION, THE TABLE WAS IN THE REVERSE TRENDELENBURG AND MOST LIKELY THE TABLE GOT CAUGHT ON THE OBJECT THAT WAS PLACED UNDERNEATH. IT CONSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN LIFTING THE BASE OF THE MEERA TABLE. BY THE TIME THE MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE WAS INITIATED, THE OBJECT THAT SUPPORTED THE TABLE'S WEIGHT MOVED AND THE BASE OF THE TABLE DROPPED. THE STAFF RELEASED THE DOCTOR'S FOOT. THE ANALGESICS WERE ADMINISTERED TO THE AFFECTED USER AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. NO FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING USER'S OUTCOME WERE RECEIVED. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO SERIOUS INJURY OF THE USER. REF- (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Limb Fracture

  MAUDE report 17297434 ↗
• InjuryJul 11, 2023Use of Device Problem; Device Fell; Use of Device Problem; Device Fell

  ON 7TH JULY 2023, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN INCIDENT WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES ¿ 720001B0 - MEERA EU WITHOUT AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, DURING A SURGERY, THE TABLE'S BASE FELL ON THE DOCTOR'S FOOT WHAT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE. ACCORDING TO THE PROVIDED INFORMATION, THE TABLE WAS IN THE REVERSE TRENDELENBURG AND MOST LIKELY THE TABLE GOT CAUGHT ON THE OBJECT THAT WAS PLACED UNDERNEATH. IT CONSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN LIFTING THE BASE OF THE MEERA TABLE. BY THE TIME THE MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE WAS INITIATED, THE OBJECT THAT SUPPORTED THE TABLE'S WEIGHT MOVED AND THE BASE OF THE TABLE DROPPED. THE STAFF RELEASED THE DOCTOR'S FOOT. THE ANALGESICS WERE ADMINISTERED TO THE AFFECTED USER AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. NO FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING USER'S OUTCOME WERE RECEIVED. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO SERIOUS INJURY OF THE USER.

  Patient problems: Limb Fracture

  MAUDE report 17297149 ↗