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
    133480
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-10-02
  • 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
    Invacare has recently identified a supplier quality issue involving the electrical component of invacare spj+ joysticks and invacare mk6i driver controls (excluding all asl sip-n-puff and switch control systems) on some invacare power wheelchair models. the defect may result in the power wheelchair slowing down relative to the commanded speed and then recovering creating an unintended acceleration. the unintended acceleration due to this defect has resulted in a consumer's power wheelchair running into objects which has led to four confirmed minor injuries which included bruising pinched fingers and pinched hands.

Device

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

Manufacturer

INVACARE CORPORATION