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

FDA device recall Z-2270-2013 · posted 2013-09-23 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm

Invacare Corporation

Reason for recall

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

Action taken

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

Root cause

Process control

Status

Terminated

Product code

ITI

Quantity affected

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, S

Date initiated

2013-06-04

Date posted

2013-09-23

Date terminated

2016-01-04

Location

Elyria, OH

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