FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

POWERED WHEEL CHAIR, WITH ELECTRIC SEAT LIFT, ELECTRIC RECLINE, AND ELECTRIC LEG

MDR report key: 7999561 · Received October 23, 2018

Report

Report Number
MW5080772
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 23, 2018
Date of Event
September 8, 2018
Report Date
October 21, 2018
Manufacturer
SUNRISE MEDICAL PTY LTD.
Product Code
ITI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SUNRISE MEDICAL PTY LTD WHEEL CHAIR BRANDED MAGIC MOBILITY FRONTIER V6 COMPACT 73. PURCHASED (B)(6) 2017, (B)(6). THIS POWERED WHEEL CHAIR IS EXPORTED TO THE USA. WITHOUT WARNING, WHILST BEING OPERATED IN AN AGE CARE NURSING HOME, A MAIN DRIVE WHEEL (THERE ARE TWO MID-CHAIR DRIVE WHEELS) FELL OFF DUE TO PRODUCT MFG AND DESIGN DEFECTS (AS EXPLAINED BY AUTHORIZED SERVICE AGENT OF SUNRISE MEDICAL). THIS INCIDENT CAUSED THE WHEELCHAIR TO CRASH INTO A WALL, AS ONE WHEEL WAS STILL DRIVING THE CHAIR. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY NURSING STAFF AND AN INCIDENT REPORT ARE AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
838744 POWERED WHEEL CHAIR, WITH ELECTRIC SEAT LIFT, ELECTRIC RECLINE, AND ELECTRIC LEG POWERED WHEELCHAIR ITI SUNRISE MEDICAL PTY LTD. FRONTIER V6 COMPACT 73

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 92 YR Hospitalization| R