Events

Recall of M41 POWER WHEELCHAIR

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

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
    129378
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-01-09
  • 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
    M41 power wheelchairs received through invacare service parts (isp) have controllers that were programmed in a way that is not aligned to standard factory settings. while highly dependent on external circumstances different settings including max forward speed max forward acceleration max reverse speed and max turning speed can result in momentary loss of control. at no time however will the chair move without user activation of the joystick or fail to come to a stop when the user releases the joystick or shuts off the device.

Device

M41 POWER WHEELCHAIR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 1143839 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG)
  • Product Description
    INVACARE PRONTO M41 POWER WHEELCHAIR CONTROLLERS
  • Manufacturer
    INVACARE CORPORATION

Manufacturer

INVACARE CORPORATION