Events

Recall of ATERG ANTI-GRAVITY TREADMILL M320/F320

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ALTERG 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
    74341
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-02-09
  • 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
    A condition was reported by a distributor in which an m320 unit unexpectedly surged in speed to the maximum allowed by the treadmill. the treadmill e-stop was not effective. failure traced to a specific diode on the lower motor controller.

Device

ATERG ANTI-GRAVITY TREADMILL M320/F320
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: ALTERG M320 (Lot serial: >10 lots. contact mfg.)
  • Product Description
    AlterG M320
  • Manufacturer
    ALTERG INC.

Manufacturer

ALTERG INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    FREMONT
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    AlterG Inc.
  • Source
    HC