Events

Recall of Sorg Jump Alpha, Jump Beta and Vector WheelchairsWheelchairs with back tubes made of section tubes with groove Manufactured between 01/2008 - 09/2015

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Motum Pty Ltd.

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-00070-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-02-23
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2018-RN-00070-1
  • 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
    Motum has been made aware by the manufacturer, sorg, through continuous market observation, a potential weakness with a certain configuration of back tubes on sorg wheelchairs from the production date range of 01/2008 to 09/2015 which may result in breakage of the back tube under extreme loads. to date, there have been no injuries or harm reported as a result of this issue.
  • Action
    Motum will be in contact with affected users to arrange for replacement of the backrest tubes.

Device

Sorg Jump Alpha, Jump Beta and Vector WheelchairsWheelchairs with back tubes made of section tube...
  • Model / Serial
    Sorg Jump Alpha, Jump Beta and Vector WheelchairsWheelchairs with back tubes made of section tubes with grooveManufactured between 01/2008 - 09/2015ARTG Number: 226472(Motum - Wheelchair, attendant/occupant driven)
  • Manufacturer
    Motum Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Motum Pty Ltd