Events

Safety Alert for Wheelchair

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Permobil, Inc..

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    I1607-290
  • Event Number
    2016DM-0014892
  • Date
    2016-07-25
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=130
  • Notes / Alerts
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), 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 Colombia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The manufacturer informs that he has received the report of a injured user when he used the chair because of the lack of maintenance and the exposure of some electrical conductors, leading to a serious adverse event on the patient.

Device

Wheelchair
  • Model / Serial
    LIFESTAND - LMS, specific serials.
  • Product Description
    The chairs are designed to allow the displacement of those with problems of locomotion or reduced mobility, due to an injury, physical illness (paraplegia, tetraplegia, etc.) or psychological
  • Manufacturer
    Permobil, Inc.

Manufacturer

Permobil, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Investor AB
  • Source
    NIDFSINVIMA