Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 28, 2024
Baxter PST 500 U Surgical Table Recall: Loose Spring Pins Risk Patient Movement
Baxter recalls PST 500 U Precision Surgical Tables with loose spring pins that could cause unexpected tabletop movement during surgery, risking patient safety. Affected units have specific serial numbers.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is issuing an Urgent Medical Device Correction for the PST 500 U Precision Surgical Table due to a potential issue with loose spring pins in the spindle drives. This can cause the tabletop to unexpectedly tilt or move at any time, even without active use of the surgical table. This could potentially result in unintentional patient movement during surgical procedures and/or preparation for surgical procedures, including transport.
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📍Recalling firmBaxter Healthcare Corporation1 Baxter Pkwy · Deerfield, IL 60015-4625
“Baxter PST 500 U Surgical Table Recall: Loose Spring Pins Risk Patient Movement.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/54716-baxter-pst-500-u-surgical-table-recall-loose-spring-pins. Based on FDA recall #Z-2512-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2512-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on June 28, 2024, that Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling its PST 500 U Precision Surgical Table due to loose spring pins that can cause the tabletop to tilt unexpectedly. This hazard poses a risk of unintentional patient movement during surgical procedures.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Baxter
Product: PST 500 U, Precision Surgical Table
Part number (product code): 4080300
UDI/DI: 00887761973671
Serial Numbers: 107936298 through 109518462 and 108050823A
Quantity: 400 units
The hazard
Loose spring pins in the spindle drives can cause the tabletop to unexpectedly tilt or move at any time, even without active use. This could potentially result in unintentional patient movement during surgical procedures and/or preparation for surgical procedures, including transport.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Baxter Healthcare Corporation has 187 other recalls on record since September 2, 2015. Other recent recalls of similar products include IMRIS ORT300 Operating Room Table Recall (August 6, 2026), Philips Azurion 7 M20 System Recall (January 26, 2026), and Philips Azurion 7 B20 System Recall (January 26, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product code 4080300 and serial numbers listed in the recall notice. The tables were sold with specific serial numbers starting with 107936298 through 109518462.
Brand
Baxter
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check for Loose Spring Pins
Inspect the spindle drives for loose spring pins that could cause unexpected tabletop movement.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the country of Canada.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 47 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2512-2024 (June 28, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2512-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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