Recall of Swift Mobile Shower Chair (includes Swift Mobile 160 shower chair, Swift Mobile 24" shower chair, Swift Mobile Tilt shower chair, Swift Mobile Tilt 160 shower chair).

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Novis Healthcare 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-2012-RN-01185-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-01-17
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    It has been reported that the casters in some cases are loose and in a few cases have fallen off.
  • Action
    Novis Healthcare is requesting customers to inspect existing stock, quarantine all units from the above serial number ranges, and contact the sponsor to arrange for a field correction.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Swift Mobile Shower Chair (includes Swift Mobile 160 shower chair, Swift Mobile 24" shower chair, Swift Mobile Tilt shower chair, Swift Mobile Tilt 160 shower chair).Serial numbers: 3829 to 11028
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer