Events

Recall of Kidwalk I Dynamic Mobility System

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

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
    13485
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-10-01
  • 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
    Following an incident in australia the manufacturer has updated the owner's manual (instructions for use) for the kidwalk with aluminium mast supplied prior to december 2012 to reinforce certain aspects, being;, - considerations on re-issue of the kidwalk, - regular inspection and annual service of the kidwalk, - the intended purpose of the kidwalk.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

Kidwalk I Dynamic Mobility System
  • Model / Serial
    Model: KW01, Affected: All serial numbers
  • Manufacturer
    Prime Engineering

Manufacturer

Prime Engineering