MEERA mobile operating table 720001B2Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 19 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046768124349), received between Apr 20, 2023 and Feb 3, 2026 — classified as 8 injuries, 11 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-0457-2025 · Root cause: Component design/selection · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 19 most recent of 19 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 3, 2026Unintended Movement

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR TABLE 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE TABLETOP SLOWLY DROPPED ON THE HEAD SIDE IN THE TRENDELENBURG DIRECTION WHILE THE UNANESTHETIZED PATIENT WAS ON THE TABLE, CAUSING THE PATIENT TO SHIFT INTO AN ALMOST VERTICAL POSITION, APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES. THE HOSPITAL STAFF PREVENTED THE PATIENT FROM FALLING. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO A DIFFERENT TABLE. 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 24243661 ↗
• InjuryDec 31, 2025Device Fell; Device Fell

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE INVOLVING ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES ¿ 720001B2, MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY, WHILE LOWERING THE OPERATING TABLE, THE TABLE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND TILTED TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO THE SURGEON¿S RIGHT FOOT. THE SURGEON WAS SENT TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE EVENT LED TO THE SURGEON¿S ABSENCE FROM WORK, BUT HIS CURRENT HEALTH CONDITION REMAINS UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE GETINGE TECHNICIAN WHO EVALUATED THE OR TABLE ON SITE, THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE TABLE. WE HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO THE USER¿S FOOT INJURY, WHICH RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED HOSPITALIZATION.

  Patient problems: Crushing Injury

  MAUDE report 23934864 ↗
• InjuryDec 29, 2025Device Fell; Device Fell

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE INVOLVING ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES ¿ 720001B2, MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY, WHILE LOWERING THE OPERATING TABLE, THE TABLE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND TILTED TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO THE SURGEON¿S RIGHT FOOT. THE SURGEON WAS SENT TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE EVENT LED TO THE SURGEON¿S ABSENCE FROM WORK. WE HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO THE USER¿S FOOT INJURY, WHICH RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED HOSPITALIZATION.

  Patient problems: Crushing Injury

  MAUDE report 23906386 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 11, 2025Circuit Failure; Unintended Electrical Shock; Circuit Failure; Unintended Electrical Shock

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES ¿ 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, ON COMPLETION OF OVERNIGHT BATTERY CHARGING, THE MAINS LEAD WAS DISCONNECTED BY A PORTER AT THE OPERATING TABLE END OF THE LEAD. THE MAINS LEAD WAS CONNECTED TO THE WALL SOCKET AND SWITCHED ON. WHILE COILING THE MAINS LEAD TO TIDY UP AT THE ELECTRICAL TRUNKING FOR THE NEXT CHARGE, THE PORTER GOT AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT PART OF THE INLET POWER SOCKET HAD DETACHED FROM THE MAINS LEAD, EXPOSING LIVE WIRING. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE OPERATOR¿S ELECTRIC SHOCK WHILE HANDLING THE OPERATING TABLE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: Electric Shock

  MAUDE report 22769234 ↗
• InjuryFeb 20, 2025Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  MANUFACTURER'S REFERENCE NUMBER (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Blister; Ulcer

  MAUDE report 21420886 ↗
• InjuryFeb 20, 2025Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN INCIDENT WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES ¿ 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, FOLLOWING A 6-HOUR HIP REVISION SURGERY ON A PATIENT UNDER COMBINED SPINAL AND EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA, A PRESSURE ULCER WAS DISCOVERED ON THE PATIENT'S RIGHT HIP THAT WAS LYING FACE DOWN ON THE MATTRESS. ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL RECORD, THERE WAS A BLUISH-RED DISCOLORATION AND A BLISTER THAT SUBSEQUENTLY BURST. THE PATIENT IS ON THE SLIMMER SIDE WITH NORMAL SKIN STATUS. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO THE SERIOUS INJURY OF THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: Blister; Ulcer

  MAUDE report 21420050 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 2, 2025Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR ACCESSORIES - 720090A0 CABLE CONNECTED HAND CONTROL USED WITH 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE TABLE WAS STUCK WITH A PATIENT IN THE TRENDELENBURG POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED OUT OF THIS POSITION VIA CORDED HAND CONTROL AS WELL AS OVERRIDE PANEL. ACCORDING TO PROVIDED INFORMATION, ONLY MOVEMENT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WAS POSSIBLE. 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 REMOTE CONTROL OR OVERRIDE PANEL LEADING TO INABILITY TO POSITION THE PATIENT AS REQUIRED, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21053345 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 29, 2024Use of Device Problem; Device Fell; Use of Device Problem; Device Fell

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. THE PATIENT WAS IN A HORIZONTAL SUPINE POSITION. THE INSTRUMENT NURSE SET UP THE TABLE, INCLUDING PLACING AN INSTRUMENT TROLLEY ON THE EDGE OF THE PATIENT'S RIGHT LEG BED AND AN INSTRUMENT TRAY ABOVE THE PATIENT'S HEAD. THERE WERE NO OTHER OBJECTS AROUND THE OPERATING TABLE. THE STERILE DRAPING WAS COMPLETED. THE DOCTOR WAS STANDING AT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE OPERATING TABLE TO HELP SUPPORT THE LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT. THE CIRCULATING NURSE PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS OF THE OPERATING TABLE: AT FIRST, THE OPERATING TABLE WAS MOVED TO A LOW HEAD AND HIGH FEET POSITION, THEN TO THE LEFT SIDE TILT WITH ADJUSTMENT TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. AFTER THE LAST MOVEMENT, THE OPERATING TABLE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AS A WHOLE, LEADING TO FAST UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF A PATIENT. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE FAST UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE WITH A PATIENT ON THE OPERATING TABLE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20555483 ↗
• InjuryOct 15, 2024Mechanical Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Fell; Mechanical Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Fell

  ON 9TH OCTOBER 2024, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE OPERATING TABLE SUDDENLY SANK DURING OPERATION LEADING TO THE SURGEON'S FOOT BEING CRUSHED AND FRACTURED BY THE TABLE¿S BASE. NO FAULT WAS FOUND ON SITE. THE PROCESS LEADING TO THE INJURY IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER¿S ALLEGATION, THE OPERATING TABLE IS NOT BEING LOCKED BY LONG PRESSING OF THE LOCK BUTTON AND IS TRIGGERED BY ONE BUTTON. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO SERIOUS INJURY OF THE USER.

  Patient problems: Crushing Injury; Limb Fracture

  MAUDE report 20454254 ↗
• InjuryOct 11, 2024Mechanical Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Fell; Mechanical Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Fell

  ON 9TH OCTOBER 2024, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE OPERATING TABLE SUDDENLY SANK DURING OPERATION LEADING TO THE SURGEON'S FOOT BEING CRUSHED AND FRACTURED BY THE TABLE¿S BASE. NO FAULT WAS FOUND ON SITE. THE PROCESS LEADING TO THE INJURY IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER¿S ALLEGATION, THE OPERATING TABLE IS NOT BEING LOCKED BY LONG PRESSING OF THE LOCK BUTTON AND IS TRIGGERED BY ONE BUTTON. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO SERIOUS INJURY OF THE USER.

  Patient problems: Crushing Injury; Limb Fracture

  MAUDE report 20425753 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 17, 2024Positioning Failure; Loose or Intermittent Connection; Positioning Problem; Positioning Failure; Loose or Intermittent Connection; Positioning Problem

  ON (B)(6) 2024, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, AFTER POSITIONING THE PATIENT IN THE TRENDELENBURG POSITION FOR A CENTRAL LINE INSERTION, THE STAFF WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE TABLE INTO ZERO POSITION, LEVEL THE PATIENT USING THE LEVEL BUTTON OR THE REVERSE TRENDELENBURG POSITION BUTTON. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANUAL BUTTONS TO ADJUST THE HEAD END OF THE TABLE WERE VERY STIFF. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING CARDIAC SURGERY ON THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT AND RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY A 20-30-MINUTE DELAY AS THE STAFF ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE REMOTE, USE OVERRIDE PANEL, PLUG THE TABLE IN, GET PERSONNEL WHO KNOW HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT. ACCORDING TO PROVIDED INFORMATION, ONE OF THE OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTITIONERS RESET THE TABLE AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED DESPITE THE ISSUE. 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 19759698 ↗
• InjuryFeb 2, 2024Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

  ON 31ST JANUARY 2024 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN INCIDENT WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, IT WAS NOTICED DURING OPERATION THAT THE TABLE WAS ON WHEELS (IN THE MOBILE STATE) AND THE USERS TRIED TO PLACE IT ON THE FLOOR. THE SURGEON'S FOOT WAS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE WHEEL LINE WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURED TOE. DURING EXAMINATION OF THE DEVICES, THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING FUNCTIONS OF THE DEVICE WERE COMPLETELY CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ACCORDING TO PROVIDED INFORMATION, DESPITE FRACTURED TOE THE USER IS CURRENTLY IN GOOD HEALTH. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO SERIOUS INJURY OF THE USER. REF: (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Limb Fracture

  MAUDE report 18630237 ↗
• InjuryFeb 2, 2024Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

  ON 31ST JANUARY 2024 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN INCIDENT WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, IT WAS NOTICED DURING OPERATION THAT THE TABLE WAS ON WHEELS (IN THE MOBILE STATE) AND THE USERS TRIED TO PLACE IT ON THE FLOOR. THE SURGEON'S FOOT WAS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE WHEEL LINE WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURED TOE. DURING EXAMINATION OF THE DEVICES, THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING FUNCTIONS OF THE DEVICE WERE COMPLETELY CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ACCORDING TO PROVIDED INFORMATION, DESPITE FRACTURED TOE THE USER IS CURRENTLY IN GOOD HEALTH. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO SERIOUS INJURY OF THE USER.

  Patient problems: Limb Fracture

  MAUDE report 18629094 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 31, 2024Circuit Failure; Overheating of Device; Circuit Failure; Overheating of Device

  ON 22ND JANUARY 2024 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, CHARGER GOT OVERHEATED AT THE END OF OPERATION. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE OVERHEATING OF THE CHARGER, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18612910 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 19, 2024Break; Crack; Break; Crack

  ON 13TH JANUARY 2024 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE ASSISTANT PUT THEIR HAND UNDER THE PAD TO POSITION THE PATIENT AND THE USER FINGER GOT CUT DUE TO THE BROKEN BACK PLATE. TO DATE NO FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE USER'S INJURY HAS BEEN RECEIVED. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY USER BEING EXPOSED TO SHARP EDGES DUE TO THE DAMAGED BACKPLATE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 18543141 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 9, 2024Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure; Positioning Problem; Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure; Positioning Problem

  ON 2ND JANUARY 2024 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE INTERMITTENT ISSUE OF THE TABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY NOT RESPONDING TO THE HANDCONTROL AND THE PEDESTAL CONTROL OCCURRED DURING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY ON THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT RESULTING IN A DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. 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 USING HANDCONTROL AND OVERRIDE PANEL AND DELAY IN SURGERY RESULTING IN PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18474219 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 22, 2023Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

  ON 12TH DECEMBER 2023 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES - 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, TABLE WAS STUCK IN LOWERMOST POSITION, NO FUNCTIONS WERE AVAILABLE AND 81D03 ERROR CODE WAS DISPLAYED INDICATING BASE CONTROL VALVE BLOCK FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN ASSESSMENT, THE TABLE WAS NOT REACHING LOCK/UNLOCK FINAL POSITIONS. THE ISSUE OCCURRED BEFORE THE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND LED TO 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 INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE DURING PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18382123 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 22, 2023Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

  ON (B)(6) 2023 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR MOBILE TABLES ¿ 720001B2 MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE PATIENT FELL OFF THE OPERATING TABLE DUE TO THE HOSPITAL TECHNICIAN OVER TILTING IT. THE SURGERY COULD BE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO INJURY FOR THE PATIENT REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE AS PATIENT FALLING OFF THE OPERATING TABLE, COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY IN CASE OF EVENT REOCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: Fall; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17798131 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 20, 2023Circuit Failure; Communication or Transmission Problem; Circuit Failure; Communication or Transmission Problem

  ON 18TH APRIL 2023 GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR ACCESSORIES ¿ 100925A0 - UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL USED WITH 720001B2 - MEERA EU WITH AUTO DRIVE. AS IT WAS STATED, AN ERROR CODE 0X50037 APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY AND THE STAFF COULD NOT LOCK CASTORS OF THE TABLE WITH A REMOTE CONTROL DURING PREPARATION FOR AN EMERGENCY SURGERY (STAB WOUND WITH POSSIBLE LIVER DAMAGE). CONSEQUENTLY, THE STAFF HAD TO USE OVERRIDE CONTROL PANEL. THE PATIENT WAS NOT YET ANESTHETIZED. THE ISSUE LED TO A DELAY OF 5-10 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE AS A DELAY IN EMERGENCY SURGERY COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY IN CASE OF EVENT RECURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16776797 ↗