Events

Recall of Etac Swift Shower Commode

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

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
    14168
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-04-12
  • 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: Permobil NZ Ltd, 181A McLeod Road, Waitakere City, Auckland 0650
  • Reason
    It has been reported that the casters in some cases are loose and in a few cases have fallen off.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

Etac Swift Shower Commode
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: 3829 to 11028
  • Manufacturer
    Etac AB

Manufacturer

Etac AB