Events

Recall of 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
    43878
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-06-08
  • 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
    The post fuse assemblies on the affected models of invacare power wheelchairs could potentially be defective in a manner that would result in the fuse not operating as intended (blowing) in the event of future damage or faults within the main wiring harness. while each battery is equipped with a fuse that alone would provide the intended safety function there is a potential risk of fire and serious injury should both fuses be defective.

Device

POWER WHEELCHAIR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: TDXSR-MCG (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSR-CG-HD (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSR-CG (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: FDX-MCG (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: FDX-CG (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: FDX (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSR (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSPBASE (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSP (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSP-MCG-GT (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSP-MCG (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSP-CG-GT (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: TDXSP-CG (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: N/A (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    INVACARE POWER WHEELCHAIR
  • Manufacturer
    INVACARE CORPORATION

Manufacturer

INVACARE CORPORATION