Safety Alert for Surgical Table for Small, Medium and High Surgery, model BF686-Registro Anvisa: 8000960006

Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Brazil.

The company advises that after the cleaning process, disinfection of metal surfaces using alcohol-based disinfectant should be carried out according to the instructions for use of the equipment - Operating Table for small, medium and high surgery, delivery and obstetrics model 686 (Barrfab, 2006). When using other disinfectants, note that maximum concentration values ​​should not be exceeded. If there is no means to ensure the indicated concentration, active chlorine-releasing compounds (most commonly used compounds, sodium hypochlorite, calcium and lithium) should not be used for disinfection, risk of corrosion to metals. If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this release, please contact the manufacturer at (54) 2628.8808, 2628.8800, 2628.8803 or administracao@barrfab.com.br. The Technovigilance Unit will monitor the progress of the actions.