Events

Recall of 6702 SERIES OVERSIZED WHEELCHAIR SCALE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by WELCH ALLYN INC..

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
    28774
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-02-28
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Welch allyn 6702 oversized wheelchair scale potentially gives inaccurate reading. can cause clinicians to treat patients based on an incorrect underestimated weight which can decrease medication dose and give insufficient dialysis treatment.

Device

6702 SERIES OVERSIZED WHEELCHAIR SCALE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 6702SP (Lot serial: >10 CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 6702 (Lot serial: >10 CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 6702W (Lot serial: >10 CONTACT MFG)
  • Product Description
    SCALE-TRONIX OVERSIZED WHEELCHAIR SCALES
  • Manufacturer
    WELCH ALLYN INC.

Manufacturer

WELCH ALLYN INC.