Events

Safety Alert Or Field Safety Notices for S74 Elite Sport Scooter with Leoch 20 amp/hour batteries

According to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, this safety alert or field safety notices involved a device in United Kingdom that was produced by Pride Mobility Products Ltd.

What is this?

Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    MDA/2014/013
  • Event Number
    CON409261
  • Date
    2014-04-28
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-04-28
  • Event Country
    United Kingdom
  • Event Source
    MHRA
  • Event Source URL
    https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150113054913/http://www.mhra.gov.uk/PrintPreview/MedicalDeviceAlertSP/CON409261?tabName=allTabs
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from the United Kingdom is current through April 2019. All of the data comes from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, 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 the United Kingdom.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Risk of the scooter batteries overheating and swelling during the charging cycle.  this may result in a reduced range of travel or a failure of the scooter to drive as expected. pride mobility products ltd has identified that the overheating and swelling is caused by a manufacturing fault with the batteries. pride mobility products ltd issued a field safety notice in february 2014. however, it is not clear whether users have received and acted upon this information.
  • Action
    Identify all users and staff responsible for users of S74 scooters and ensure that they receive the consumer letter attached to the manufacturer’s FSN. All users should contact their dealer for replacement batteries. Action by: All those involved in the provision, prescription and use of scooters.

Device

S74 Elite Sport Scooter with Leoch 20 amp/hour batteries
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    S74 Elite Sport Scooter with Leoch 20 amp/hour batteries Specific serial numbers. The following serial numbers are affected. SG211113017FVO – SG211113148FVO inclusive SG216713002FVO – SG216713169FVO inclusive SG219313286FVO – SG219313335FVO inclusive SG219313114FVO – SG219313211FVO inclusive
  • Manufacturer
    Pride Mobility Products Ltd

Manufacturer

Pride Mobility Products Ltd