BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Invacare Power Wheelchair, one per box To provide mobility to a person restricted to a sitting position.

    Recall: Z-2270-2013 · Initiated June 4, 2013

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2270-2013
    Event Number
    65348
    Firm
    Invacare Corporation
    FEI Number
    1525712
    Product Code
    ITI
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Process control
    Initiated
    June 4, 2013
    Posted
    September 23, 2013
    Terminated
    January 4, 2016
    Address
    1200 Taylor St, Elyria, OH, 44035-6248

    Description

    Invacare Power Wheelchair, one per box To provide mobility to a person restricted to a sitting position.

    Reason

    Unintended slowing or deceleration, and on rare occasion, unanticipated and unattended acceleration of power wheelchairs equipped with SPJ and MPJ type joysticks.

    Action

    Invacare sent an Urgent Patient Safety Notification letter to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to contact their wheelchair povider to have their joystick replaced. Customers with questions were instructed to call their provider at Invacare's recall support line at 877-413-6008. Go to www.invacare.com/joystickrecall for more information regarding this recall

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. Internationally to Canada, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Guam, Hong Kong, Israel, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, Puerto rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Trinidad, Tobago, and South Africa.

    Quantity

    166,230