FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
POWERED WHEELCHAIR
MDR report key: 2140913
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Received June 27, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1525712-2011-00300
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 27, 2011
- Date of Event
- May 30, 2011
- Manufacturer
- INVACARE
- Product Code
- ITI
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AK, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NO SERIOUS INJURY ALLEGED. MALFUNCTION ALLEGED. THE DEALER ALLEGES PINCHED WIRING AT THE BASE FRAME NEAR THE REAR CASTER CAUSED A FIRE THAT NEEDED TO BE EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE CHAIR INSIDE THE FACILITY AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT. ALLEGEDLY, A THERAPIST SAW FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE CHAIR, REMOVED THE CONSUMER WITH NO INJURY AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FILING MDR.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE DEALER ALLEGES THE WIRING WAS PINCHED AT THE BASE FRAME NEAR THE REAR CASTER, WHICH ALLEGEDLY CAUSED A FIRE THAT NEEDED TO BE EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONSUMER WAS OPERATING THE CHAIR AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT. NO INJURY IS ALLEGED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POWERED WHEELCHAIR | 890.3860 | ITI | INVACARE |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 |