Events

Recall of Powered Wheelchairs Joystick

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Red Milawa Pty Ltd T/A Magic Mobility.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2018-RN-00497-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-05-18
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2018-RN-00497-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, 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 recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Magic mobility has been notified of a component issue resulting in the direct actuator control switching, through the jack input socket, to not function correctly.This issue may cause either an incorrect switch/actuator operation or an inoperable external switch/actuator. at the time of dispatch from magic mobility, any wheelchairs fitted with this joystick did not require the use of the jack input socket. the wheelchairs performance is not compromised in its despatched state.However, if in the future, a client wishes to use the jack for a switch, then the jack may not work correctly. this issue would be detected immediately and therefore poses no safety risk.
  • Action
    Magic Mobility has identified and quarantined all affected serial numbers. Those units currently with customers are identified and a replacement scheme for the affected component has been initiated. Magic Mobility will be contacting affected customers directly.

Device

Powered Wheelchairs Joystick
  • Model / Serial
    Powered WheelchairsJoystickPart Number: D51581 R-NET CJSM-L-SWSerial Numbers: BN18032803, BN18032873 and BN18032894ARTG Number: 118288
  • Manufacturer
    Red Milawa Pty Ltd T/A Magic Mobility

Manufacturer

Red Milawa Pty Ltd T/A Magic Mobility