Events

Recall of Invacare I-Fit Shower Chair

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand 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
    13481
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-09-26
  • 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: Invacare NZ Ltd, 4 Westfield Place, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    There is a possibility that the chair seats may break through the middle, potentially causing the chair to collapse, where the user may fall.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Invacare I-Fit Shower Chair
  • Model / Serial
    Model: 9780, 9781, 9781-1, Affected: Product distributed between 1-Jan-2011 and 18-Jan-2012
  • Manufacturer
    Invacare Corporation

Manufacturer

Invacare Corporation