Events

Recall of Afikim Breeze C Mobility Scooters

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Afikim.

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
    15463
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-12-02
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Elite Scooters (NZ) Ltd, 79 Fairview Road, Katikati, Bay Of Plenty 3129
  • Reason
    The breeze c scooter may become unresponsive during operation due to an electrical contact which may fault due to extensive wear, which potentially could result in the driver not being able to stop the scooter during operation except by turning off the ignition key.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

Afikim Breeze C Mobility Scooters
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Models: Breeze C, 3 wheel and 4 wheel scooters, Affected: Manufactured between 2-Jul-2010 and 24-Jul-2012
  • Manufacturer
    Afikim

Manufacturer

Afikim