Recall Z-2270-2013 ยท ITI Wheelchair, Powered
Invacare Corporation
Invacare Power Wheelchair, one per box To provide mobility to a person restricted to a sitting position.
| Date | Sep 23, 2013 (initiated Jun 4, 2013) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Unintended slowing or deceleration, and on rare occasion, unanticipated and unattended acceleration of power wheelchairs equipped with SPJ and MPJ type joysticks. |
| Root cause | Process control |
| 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 |
| Quantity | 166,230 |
| 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, Brazi |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |