OTESUS operating table systemRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 3 models of OTESUS operating table system by MAQUET GmbH in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 20 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Oct 17, 2023 and Jun 3, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 18 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Failure” (15 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported OTESUS operating table system problems

OTESUS operating table system models

3 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• OTESUS operating table system 116001A0

  TABLE, OPERATING-ROOM, AC-POWERED
  14 reports
• OTESUS operating table system 116001D0

  TABLE, OPERATING-ROOM, AC-POWERED
  5 reports
• OTESUS operating table system 116001C0

  TABLE, OPERATING-ROOM, AC-POWERED
  1 report

Recent OTESUS operating table system adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJun 3, 2026Device Tipped Over

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR TABLE 116001D0 - OR TABLE COLUMN, MANOEUVRABLE. AS IT WAS STATED, WHILE USING THE DOWN FUNCTION IN THE REVERSE TRENDELENBURG POSITION, THE COLUMN ROSE SEVERAL CENTIMETERS ABOVE THE FLOOR BEFORE SUDDENLY DROPPING BACK DOWN, STRIKING THE SURGEON¿S FOOT. THE INJURY SUSTAINED REQUIRED SURGICAL INTERVENTION. NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED. WE HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO THE SERIOUS INJURY SUSTAINED BY THE SURGEON.

  Patient problems: Crushing Injury

  MAUDE report 25374616 ↗
• InjuryJun 3, 2026Device Tipped Over

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR TABLE 116001D0 - OR TABLE COLUMN, MANOEUVRABLE. AS IT WAS STATED, WHILE USING THE DOWN FUNCTION IN THE REVERSE TRENDELENBURG POSITION, THE COLUMN ROSE SEVERAL CENTIMETERS ABOVE THE FLOOR BEFORE SUDDENLY DROPPING BACK DOWN, STRIKING THE SURGEON¿S FOOT. THE INJURY SUSTAINED REQUIRED SURGICAL INTERVENTION. NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED. WE HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE DUE TO THE SERIOUS INJURY SUSTAINED BY THE SURGEON.

  Patient problems: Crushing Injury

  MAUDE report 25372449 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 16, 2026Electrical /Electronic Property Problem

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR TABLE 116001A0: OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED DURING A ROBOTIC PROCEDURE, THE OPERATING TABLE UNEXPECTEDLY MOVED FROM A HEAD-DOWN POSITION TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION, AND THE LEGS RETURNED TO THEIR NEUTRAL ORIENTATION, WHILE THE DA VINCI SYSTEM REMAINED DOCKED WITH INSTRUMENTS INSERTED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED. 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 CHANGE OF THE POSITION OF THE PATIENT, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24895608 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 4, 2026Positioning Failure

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR TABLE 116001D0 - OR TABLE COLUMN, MANOEUVRABLE. AS IT WAS STATED, DURING PLASTIC SURGERY BREAST OPERATION AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CHANGE THE PATIENT'S SURGICAL POSITION USING THE REMOTE CONTROL, HOWEVER, THE TABLE DID NOT MOVE. THE SURGICAL POSITION COULD NOT BE CHANGED TO AN OPTIMAL ONE. DUE TO THE SURGEONS POOR WORKING POSITION, THE SUTURE AND ISCHEMIA TIME WAS PROLONGED. 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, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24255478 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Positioning Failure; Material Deformation; Positioning Failure; Material Deformation

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001A0 - OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN WAS NO LONGER RESPONDING AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH THE WIRED REMOTE CONTROL OR THE OVERRIDE PANEL DURING PELVISCOPY. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A DELAY AND PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME FOR THE PATIENT. DURING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, A HINGED COVER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, WHICH COULD ALLOW FLUID TO PENETRATE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. 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 INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AS REQUIRED DURING THE PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21974071 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Positioning Failure; Material Deformation; Positioning Failure; Material Deformation

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001A0 - OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN WAS NO LONGER RESPONDING AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH THE WIRED REMOTE CONTROL OR THE OVERRIDE PANEL DURING PELVISCOPY. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A DELAY AND PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME FOR THE PATIENT. DURING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, A HINGED COVER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, WHICH COULD ALLOW FLUID TO PENETRATE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. 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 INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AS REQUIRED DURING THE PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21974070 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Positioning Failure; Material Deformation; Positioning Failure; Material Deformation

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001A0 - OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN WAS NO LONGER RESPONDING AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH THE WIRED REMOTE CONTROL OR THE OVERRIDE PANEL DURING PELVISCOPY. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A DELAY AND PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME FOR THE PATIENT. DURING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, A HINGED COVER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, WHICH COULD ALLOW FLUID TO PENETRATE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. 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 INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AS REQUIRED DURING THE PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21974067 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Positioning Failure; Material Deformation; Positioning Failure; Material Deformation

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001A0 - OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN WAS NO LONGER RESPONDING AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH THE WIRED REMOTE CONTROL OR THE OVERRIDE PANEL DURING PELVISCOPY. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A DELAY AND PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME FOR THE PATIENT. DURING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, A HINGED COVER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, WHICH COULD ALLOW FLUID TO PENETRATE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. 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 INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AS REQUIRED DURING THE PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21974064 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Positioning Failure; Material Deformation; Positioning Failure; Material Deformation

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001A0 - OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN WAS NO LONGER RESPONDING AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH THE WIRED REMOTE CONTROL OR THE OVERRIDE PANEL DURING PELVISCOPY. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A DELAY AND PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME FOR THE PATIENT. DURING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, A HINGED COVER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, WHICH COULD ALLOW FLUID TO PENETRATE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. 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 INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AS REQUIRED DURING THE PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21974063 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Positioning Failure; Material Deformation; Positioning Failure; Material Deformation

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001A0 - OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN WAS NO LONGER RESPONDING AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH THE WIRED REMOTE CONTROL OR THE OVERRIDE PANEL DURING PELVISCOPY. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A DELAY AND PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME FOR THE PATIENT. DURING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, A HINGED COVER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, WHICH COULD ALLOW FLUID TO PENETRATE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. 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 INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AS REQUIRED DURING THE PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21974062 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 6, 2025Positioning Failure; Material Deformation; Positioning Failure; Material Deformation

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001A0 - OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN WAS NO LONGER RESPONDING AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH THE WIRED REMOTE CONTROL OR THE OVERRIDE PANEL DURING PELVISCOPY. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A DELAY AND PROLONGED ANESTHESIA TIME FOR THE PATIENT. DURING A SERVICE VISIT ON SITE, A HINGED COVER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, WHICH COULD ALLOW FLUID TO PENETRATE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. 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 INABILITY TO POSITION THE TABLE AS REQUIRED DURING THE PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21965975 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 27, 2024Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001C0 - OTESUS OR TABLE COLUMN, MOBILE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE TABLE MOVED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CASE WITH NO INTERACTION. ACCORDING TO PROVIDED INFORMATION, THE PATIENT WAS BEING ASSESSED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE INCIDENT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, HOWEVER, TO DATE NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. WE DECIDED TO REPORT THE ISSUE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SITUATION, NAMELY THE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE DURING PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20794902 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 6, 2024Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure; Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure

  ON 23RD AUGUST 2024, GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001D0 - OR TABLE COLUMN, MANOEUVRABLE. AS IT WAS STATED, THE TABLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OPERATION. THE TABLE COULD NOT BE OPERATED VIA THE REMOTE CONTROL OR OVERRIDE PANEL. ALL BUTTON LIGHTS WERE FLASHING IN THE COLUMN AND THE TABLE DID NOT GO TO SLEEP MODE. NO ERROR CODES WERE DISPLAYED ON THE REMOTE CONTROL. 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 TABLE DURING PROCEDURE, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20155881 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 20, 2024Positioning Failure; Failure to Interrogate; Positioning Failure; Failure to Interrogate

  GETINGE BECAME AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF OUR COLUMNS - 116001A0 - OTESUS, OR TABLE COLUMN, STATIONARY. AS IT WAS STATED, THE COLUMN SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO INPUT VIA THE REMOTE CONTROL (WIRED OR WIRELESS), AS WELL AS DIRECTLY VIA THE CONTROL PANEL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING SURGERY. THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT WAS ON THE TABLE AND THE COLUMN WAS MOVED ALL THE WAY UP. DURING INPUT ATTEMPTS, A RELAY CLICKING COULD SOMETIMES BE HEARD, BUT THE COLUMN DID NOT MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO MOVE TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS USING THE CONTROL PANEL AND WIRED, REMOTE CONTROL, THE COLUMN SUDDENLY WORKED NORMALLY AGAIN EVEN WITH WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL (FIRST, POSITION MOVED TO: LATERAL TILT). THE ISSUE RESULTED IN A FEW MINUTES OF DELAY. 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, WAS TO REOCCUR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19572877 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 5, 2024Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure; Moisture Damage; Circuit Failure; Positioning Failure; Moisture Damage

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

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19048528 ↗

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