FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
POWERED WHEELCHAIR
MDR report key: 3071921
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Received April 22, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 1525712-2013-03152
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 22, 2013
- Report Date
- March 27, 2013
- Manufacturer
- INVACARE TAYLOR STREET
- Product Code
- ITI
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
END USER ALLEGES THAT WHILE USING CHAIR IT WILL JUST STOP AND LIGHTS START FLASHING CONSTANTLY, 5-6 TIMES A DAY, TO GET GOING WILL REBOOT SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES. END USER ADV THAT YESTERDAY HE WAS ON A SLIGHT DECLINE AND THE CHAIR FLASHED YELLOW, LOCKED UP AND CAME TO A DEAD STOP. WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE END USER WAS THROWN FROM THE CHAIR. HE ADV HE HAS SEEN A DOCTOR, NO INJURIES, BUT HE IS SORE. END USER ADV HE HAS HAD CHAIR SERVICED, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. END USER ADV HE HAS UPGRADED BATTERIES AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172909 | POWERED WHEELCHAIR | 890.3860 | ITI | INVACARE TAYLOR STREET | 3GAR |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | Other |