Events

Recall of Invacare Power Wheelchairs with SPJ+ Joysticks

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
    15257
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-01-30
  • 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
    The manufacturer has identified a quality issue relating to specific models of power wheelchair controller that could result in the following problems:, 1. the chair may slow down relative to the commanded speed and not recover, driving at a reduced speed, or, 2. the chair may slow down relative to the commanded speed and then recover, creating an unintended acceleration.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

Invacare Power Wheelchairs with SPJ+ Joysticks
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: Manufactured between 1-Oct-2006 and 21-Mar-2013
  • Manufacturer
    Invacare Corporation

Manufacturer

Invacare Corporation