FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
MAQUET Inc.: Maquet Alphastar 1132.01AX/BX, 1132.02AX/BX, and 1132.03AX/BX Universal Operating Table
- Recall number
- Z-0188-2009
- Recalling firm
- MAQUET Inc.
- Product
- Maquet Alphastar 1132.01AX/BX, 1132.02AX/BX, and 1132.03AX/BX Universal Operating Table
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-09-16
- Posted
- 2008-11-05
- Terminated
- 2010-01-12
- Reason
- Table tilts: The Alphastar Surgical Table piston rod head may break and cause a full inclination of the table top during Trendelenberg positioning if there is insufficient lubrication.
- Root cause
- Equipment maintenance
- Action
- Maquet sent Recall Notification letters to all customers on September 16, 2008 by Federal Express. Letters inform customers of the potential problem with the Alphastar tables, a description of the failure and hazards involved. Hospitals are asked to confirm whether yearly maintenance by an authorized technician have been performed. If preventive maintenance has not been performed, customers are requested to contact their Maquet Service rep. A Customer Service Response form is included and customers are to complete if to acknowledge whether of not the facility is still in possession of an affected table. If so, the model number, serial number and facility name & address is to be completed so that Maquet reps can visit the facility and perform the corrective action.
- Quantity
- 141 in US
- Distribution
- Nationwide
- Lot, serial or model codes
- ALPHASTAR 1132.01AX/BX up to serial number 871; ALPHASTAR 1132.02AX/BX up to serial number 22; ALPHASTAR 1132.03AX/BX up to serial number 31.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FQO
- Firm FEI
- 3008355164
- Firm city
- Bridgewater
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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